Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caster
Introduction to the verb caster
The English translation of the French verb caster is “to cast” or “to throw.” It is pronounced as “kah-stay” in the infinitive form.
The word “caster” comes from the Latin word “castus,” meaning “pure” or “clean.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is the literary past tense used to describe completed actions that happened before another past action.
Three simple examples of its usage in this tense are:
- J’eus cassé la fenêtre. (I had broken the window.)
- Tu eus jeté les fleurs dans la poubelle. (You had thrown the flowers in the trash.)
- Ils eurent lancé les balles très loin. (They had cast the balls very far.)
In these examples, the verb caster is conjugated in the Passé Antérieur tense with the auxiliary verb “avoir” (to have) and the past participle of the action verb (cassé, jeté, lancé). It is used to indicate an action that was completed before another past action or event.
In English, the Passé Antérieur tense is equivalent to the past perfect tense, which also describes an action that happened before another past action.
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of caster
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eus | J’eus casté | I had cast |
tu | tu eus | Tu eus casté | You had cast |
il | il eut | Il eut casté | He had cast |
elle | elle eut | Elle eut casté | She had cast |
on | on eut | On eut casté | One had cast |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes casté | We had cast |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes casté | You had cast |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent casté | They had cast |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent casté | They had cast |
Other Conjugations for Caster.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb caster
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caster
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caster
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caster
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caster
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caster
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caster
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caster (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caster
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caster
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caster
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caster
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caster
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caster
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caster
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caster
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caster
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Caster – 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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