Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cerner
Introduction to the verb cerner
The English translation of the French verb cerner is “to surround” or “to encircle.” The infinitive form is pronounced “ser-nay.”
The word cerner comes from the Latin word “cernere,” meaning “to sift” or “to separate.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is a past tense used to describe actions that have been completed before another past action.
Examples of cerner in the Passé Antérieur tense in everyday French are:
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J’eus cerné la ville avant l’arrivée de l’ennemi. (I had surrounded the city before the enemy’s arrival.)
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Tu eus cerné tous les suspects avant de les interroger. (You had encircled all the suspects before questioning them.)
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Ils eurent cerné le gibier avant de le chasser. (They had surrounded the game before hunting it.)
English translations:
- I had surrounded the city before the enemy’s arrival.
- You had encircled all the suspects before questioning them.
- They had surrounded the game before hunting it.
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of cerner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse cerné | I had encircled |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses cerné | You had encircled |
il | il eût | Il eût cerné | He had encircled |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût cerné | She had encircled |
on | on eût | On eût cerné | One had encircled |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes cerné | We had encircled |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes cerné | You had encircled |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent cerné | They had encircled |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent cerné | They had encircled |
Other Conjugations for Cerner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb cerner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cerner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cerner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cerner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cerner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cerner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cerner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cerner (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cerner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cerner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cerner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cerner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cerner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cerner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cerner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cerner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cerner
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Cerner – 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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