Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cartoucher
Introduction to the verb cartoucher
The English translation of the French verb cartoucher is “to charge (a weapon)”. It is pronounced as “kar-tu-shay”.
The word cartoucher comes from the French word “cartouche”, which originally referred to a type of paper cartridge used for firearms. Over time, the verb form “cartoucher” came to mean “to load a weapon with cartridges” and is now used more broadly to refer to the action of charging any weapon.
In everyday French, the verb cartoucher is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is a compound past tense used to describe an action that happened before another past action. It is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the Imparfait tense, followed by the past participle of the main verb.
Here are three simple examples of the usage of cartoucher in the Passé Antérieur tense, with their English translations:
- J’avais cartouché mon fusil avant d’aller à la chasse. (I had loaded my rifle before going hunting.)
- Elle était allée cartoucher son pistolet avant le duel. (She had charged her pistol before the duel.)
- Les soldats avaient cartouché leurs armes avant de partir au front. (The soldiers had armed their weapons before leaving for the front.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of cartoucher
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse cartouché | I had loaded |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses cartouché | You had loaded |
il | il eût | Il eût cartouché | He had loaded |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût cartouché | She had loaded |
on | on eût | On eût cartouché | One had loaded |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes cartouché | We had loaded |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes cartouché | You had loaded |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent cartouché | They had loaded |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent cartouché | They had loaded |
Other Conjugations for Cartoucher.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb cartoucher
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cartoucher
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cartoucher
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cartoucher
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cartoucher
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cartoucher
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cartoucher
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cartoucher (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cartoucher
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cartoucher
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cartoucher
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cartoucher
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cartoucher
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cartoucher
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cartoucher
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cartoucher
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cartoucher
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Cartoucher – About the French Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense
Formation of the Passé Antérieur
Common Usage Patterns
Literature
Historical Texts
Formal Writing
Interactions with Other Tenses
Passé Composé (Present Perfect)
Imparfait (Imperfect)
Futur Antérieur (Future Perfect)
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