Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chanter
Introduction to the verb chanter
The English translation of the French verb chanter is “to sing.” The infinitive form of chanter is pronounced “shan-tay.”
The word chanter comes from the Latin verb “cantare,” which also means “to sing.” It is most often used in everyday French to describe the action of singing or vocalizing.
In the Passé Antérieur tense, chanter is used to describe an action that was completed before another action in the past. It is formed by conjugating the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the passé simple tense, followed by the past participle of chanter. For example:
- J’eus chanté – I had sung
- Tu eus chanté – You had sung
- Il eut chanté – He had sung
Examples:
- Elle eut chanté la chanson avant que le concert ne commence. – She had sung the song before the concert started.
- Nous eûmes chanté toutes les chansons avant de partir. – We had sung all the songs before leaving.
- Ils eurent chanté dans toutes les langues avant de se rendre compte de leur erreur. – They had sung in all languages before realizing their mistake.
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of chanter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eus | J’eus chanté | I had sung |
tu | tu eus | Tu eus chanté | You had sung |
il | il eut | Il eut chanté | He had sung |
elle | elle eut | Elle eut chanté | She had sung |
on | on eut | On eut chanté | One had sung |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes chanté | We had sung |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes chanté | You had sung |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent chanté | They had sung |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent chanté | They had sung |
Other Conjugations for Chanter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb chanter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chanter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chanter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chanter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chanter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chanter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chanter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chanter (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chanter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chanter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chanter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chanter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chanter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chanter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chanter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chanter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chanter
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Chanter – 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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