Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commérer
Introduction to the verb commérer
The English translation of the French verb commérer is “to gossip.” It is pronounced koh-meh-reh.
The word commérer comes from the French word “commère,” which originally meant “godmother.” Over time, the word also came to refer to women who gathered together to chat and gossip. In everyday French, commérer is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which indicates a completed action in the past.
Three simple examples of commérer in the Passé Antérieur tense are:
- Elle avait comméré sur sa voisine hier soir. (She had gossiped about her neighbor last night.)
- Ils avaient comméré pendant des heures avant que je n’arrive. (They had gossiped for hours before I arrived.)
- Nous avions comméré sur nos collègues de travail lors du dîner. (We had gossiped about our coworkers during dinner.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of commérer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse comméré | I had gossiped |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses comméré | You had gossiped |
il | il eût | Il eût comméré | He had gossiped |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût comméré | She had gossiped |
on | on eût | On eût comméré | One had gossiped |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes comméré | We had gossiped |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes comméré | You had gossiped |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent comméré | They had gossiped |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent comméré | They had gossiped |
Other Conjugations for Commérer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb commérer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commérer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commérer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commérer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commérer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commérer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commérer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commérer (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commérer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commérer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commérer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commérer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commérer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commérer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commérer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commérer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commérer
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Commérer – 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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