Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb charcuter
Introduction to the verb charcuter
The English translation of the French verb charcuter is “to carve or butcher meat.” The infinitive form is pronounced as “shar-koo-tay.”
The word charcuter comes from the French word “chair,” which means “flesh” or “meat,” and “cuit,” meaning “cooked.” It originated from the Latin word “carn-, caro,” meaning “flesh” and “coquere,” meaning “to cook.” In everyday French, charcuter is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is the literary past tense.
Here are three examples of how charcuter is used in the Passé Antérieur tense:
- Les bouchers avaient charcuté la viande pour la vente. (The butchers had butchered the meat for sale.)
- Nous avions charcuté un cochon pour les fêtes de Noël. (We had butchered a pig for Christmas celebrations.)
- Les fermiers avaient charcuté du porc pour faire du jambon. (The farmers had butchered some pork to make ham.)
In these examples, charcuter is used to refer to the process of cutting, carving, and preparing meat for consumption. The Passé Antérieur tense is used to indicate an action that was completed before another past action.
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of charcuter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse charcuté | I had butchered |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses charcuté | You had butchered |
il | il eût | Il eût charcuté | He had butchered |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût charcuté | She had butchered |
on | on eût | On eût charcuté | One had butchered |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes charcuté | We had butchered |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes charcuté | You had butchered |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent charcuté | They had butchered |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent charcuté | They had butchered |
Other Conjugations for Charcuter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb charcuter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb charcuter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb charcuter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb charcuter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb charcuter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb charcuter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb charcuter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb charcuter (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb charcuter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb charcuter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb charcuter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb charcuter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb charcuter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb charcuter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb charcuter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb charcuter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb charcuter
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Charcuter – 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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