Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cendrer
Introduction to the verb cendrer
The English translation of the French verb cendrer is “to ash” or “to turn into ashes”. It comes from the Latin word “cinere” meaning “ashes”. The infinitive form of cendrer is pronounced as “son-dreh”.
In everyday French, cendrer is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is a compound past tense used to describe an action that occurred before another action in the past. It is formed by conjugating the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the Simple Past tense, followed by the past participle of cendrer.
Here are three simple examples of cendrer in the Passé Antérieur tense with their respective English translations:
- J’eus cendré les branches mortes avant de les jeter au feu. (I ashed the dead branches before throwing them into the fire.)
- Tu eus cendré les cigarettes sur le cendrier. (You ashed the cigarettes in the ashtray.)
- Ils eurent cendré tout le bois avant de le mettre dans le four à bois. (They ashed all the wood before putting it in the wood oven.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of cendrer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse cendré | I had ashed |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses cendré | You had ashed |
il | il eût | Il eût cendré | He had ashed |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût cendré | She had ashed |
on | on eût | On eût cendré | One had ashed |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes cendré | We had ashed |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes cendré | You had ashed |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent cendré | They had ashed |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent cendré | They had ashed |
Other Conjugations for Cendrer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb cendrer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cendrer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cendrer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cendrer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cendrer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cendrer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cendrer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cendrer (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cendrer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cendrer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cendrer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cendrer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cendrer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cendrer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cendrer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cendrer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cendrer
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Cendrer – 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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