Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cauchemarder
Introduction to the verb cauchemarder
The English translation of the French verb cauchemarder is “to have nightmares.” It is pronounced as “koh-shuh-mahr-day.”
The word cauchemarder comes from the Old French word “cauchemar,” which means “nightmare.” It is derived from the Latin word “incubus,” which refers to a male demon that visits people in their sleep.
In everyday French, cauchemarder is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is the past perfect tense. This tense is used to describe an action that was completed before another past action or time reference.
Here are three simple examples of cauchemarder used in the Passé Antérieur tense with their English translations:
- J’avais cauchemardé avant de me réveiller en sursaut. (I had had a nightmare before waking up with a start.)
- Elle avait cauchemardé toute la nuit et était épuisée le matin. (She had had nightmares all night and was exhausted in the morning.)
- Nous avions cauchemardé de cette situation avant qu’elle ne se produise réellement. (We had had nightmares about this situation before it actually happened.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of cauchemarder
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse cauchemardé | I had a nightmare |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses cauchemardé | You had a nightmare |
il | il eût | Il eût cauchemardé | He had a nightmare |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût cauchemardé | She had a nightmare |
on | on eût | On eût cauchemardé | One had a nightmare |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes cauchemardé | We had a nightmare |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes cauchemardé | You had a nightmare |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent cauchemardé | They had a nightmare |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent cauchemardé | They had a nightmare |
Other Conjugations for Cauchemarder.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb cauchemarder
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cauchemarder
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cauchemarder
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cauchemarder
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cauchemarder
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cauchemarder
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cauchemarder
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cauchemarder (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cauchemarder
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cauchemarder
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cauchemarder
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cauchemarder
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cauchemarder
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cauchemarder
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cauchemarder
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cauchemarder
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Cauchemarder – 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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