Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cheminer
Introduction to the verb cheminer
The English translation of the French verb cheminer is “to journey” or “to walk”. The infinitive form is pronounced as she-mee-nay.
Cheminer comes from the Latin word “caminare”, which means “to walk”. It is commonly used in everyday French to describe physical movement or progress, as well as metaphorical journeys or paths, such as personal development or a process.
In the Passé Antérieur tense, cheminer is used to describe a completed action that happened before another past action. It is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the Passé Simple tense, followed by the past participle of cheminer (cheminé).
Example 1: J’avais cheminé pendant des heures avant d’arriver à destination.
Translation: I had journeyed for hours before arriving at my destination.
Example 2: Nous étions cheminés ensemble vers notre objectif commun.
Translation: We had journeyed together towards our common goal.
Example 3: Ils avaient cheminé dans l’obscurité avant de trouver une issue.
Translation: They had walked in the darkness before finding a way out.
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of cheminer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eus | J’eus cheminé | I had journeyed |
tu | tu eus | Tu eus cheminé | You had journeyed |
il | il eut | Il eut cheminé | He had journeyed |
elle | elle eut | Elle eut cheminé | She had journeyed |
on | on eut | On eut cheminé | One had journeyed |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes cheminé | We had journeyed |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes cheminé | You had journeyed |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent cheminé | They had journeyed |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent cheminé | They had journeyed |
Other Conjugations for Cheminer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb cheminer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cheminer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cheminer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cheminer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cheminer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cheminer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cheminer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cheminer (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cheminer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cheminer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cheminer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cheminer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cheminer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cheminer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cheminer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cheminer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cheminer
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Cheminer – 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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