Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb celer
Introduction to the verb celer
The English translation of the French verb celer is “to hurry/to hasten.” The infinitive form of the verb is pronounced as “se-lay.”
The origin of the word celer can be traced back to the Latin word “celare” which means “to hide/to conceal.” In everyday French, celer is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is a literary past tense used to describe events that occurred before another past event.
Here are three examples of celer in the Passé Antérieur tense with their English translations:
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Il se hâta de partir avant que la tempête n’éclatât. (He hurried to leave before the storm broke out.)
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Elle se précipita vers la porte dès qu’elle entendit le bruit. (She hastened towards the door as soon as she heard the sound.)
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Nous nous dépêchâmes d’arriver à l’heure pour le rendez-vous. (We hurried to arrive on time for the appointment.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of celer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse celé | I had hidden |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses celé | You had hidden |
il | il eût | Il eût celé | He had hidden |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût celé | She had hidden |
on | on eût | On eût celé | One had hidden |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes celé | We had hidden |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes celé | You had hidden |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent celé | They had hidden |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent celé | They had hidden |
Other Conjugations for Celer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb celer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb celer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb celer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb celer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb celer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb celer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb celer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb celer (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb celer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb celer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb celer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb celer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb celer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb celer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb celer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb celer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb celer
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Celer – 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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