Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compacter
Introduction to the verb compacter
The English translation of the French verb compacter is to compact. It is pronounced as “kohm-pak-teh” in the infinitive form.
The word “compacter” comes from the Latin verb “compactare”, meaning to make something compact. In everyday French, compacter is mainly used in its past tense form, Passé Antérieur, which is used to describe an action that occurred 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 the verb, in this case, “compacté”.
Three simple examples of compacter in the Passé Antérieur tense and their English translations are:
- J’ai compacté mes vêtements dans ma valise avant de partir en voyage. (I compacted my clothes in my suitcase before leaving on the trip.)
- Elle a compacté les documents pour les ranger dans le classeur. (She compacted the documents to store them in the binder.)
- Ils se sont compactés contre le mur pour éviter la pluie. (They compacted themselves against the wall to avoid the rain.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of compacter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse compacté | I had compacted |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses compacté | You had compacted |
il | il eût | Il eût compacté | He had compacted |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût compacté | She had compacted |
on | on eût | On eût compacté | One had compacted |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes compacté | We had compacted |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes compacté | You had compacted |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent compacté | They had compacted |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent compacté | They had compacted |
Other Conjugations for Compacter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb compacter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compacter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compacter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compacter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compacter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compacter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compacter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compacter (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compacter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compacter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compacter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compacter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compacter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compacter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compacter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compacter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compacter
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Compacter – 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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