Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb célébrer
Introduction to the verb célébrer
The English translation of célébrer is “to celebrate.” It is pronounced as seh-leh-bray.
The language origin of célébrer can be traced back to the Latin word “celebrare,” meaning “to crowd, celebrate, honor.” In everyday French, it is most often used to express the act of celebrating or honoring an event or person.
In the Passé Antérieur tense, célébrer is used to describe a completed action in the past that happened before another action in the past. It is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the past participle, followed by the infinitive form of célébrer.
Example 1: J’eus célébré mon anniversaire avant que mes amis arrivent. (I had celebrated my birthday before my friends arrived.)
Example 2: Nous fûmes célébrés comme les champions de la compétition. (We were celebrated as champions of the competition.)
Example 3: Vous eûtes célébré votre mariage avant que je vous rencontre. (You had celebrated your wedding before I met you.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of célébrer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse célébré | I had celebrated |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses célébré | You had celebrated |
il | il eût | Il eût célébré | He had celebrated |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût célébré | She had celebrated |
on | on eût | On eût célébré | One had celebrated |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes célébré | We had celebrated |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes célébré | You had celebrated |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent célébré | They had celebrated |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent célébré | They had celebrated |
Other Conjugations for Célébrer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb célébrer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb célébrer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb célébrer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb célébrer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb célébrer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb célébrer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb célébrer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb célébrer (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb célébrer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb célébrer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb célébrer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb célébrer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb célébrer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb célébrer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb célébrer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb célébrer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb célébrer
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Célébrer – 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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