Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compléter
Introduction to the verb compléter
The English translation of the French verb compléter is “to complete” or “to finish.” The infinitive form of compléter is pronounced “kohm-pleh-teh.”
Compléter comes from the Latin word completare, which means “to fill up” or “to make full.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is used to speak about completed actions in the past.
Here are three examples of compléter in the Passé Antérieur tense:
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J’ai complété mon projet hier soir.
Translation: I completed my project last night. -
Tu as complété toutes tes tâches avant de partir en vacances.
Translation: You completed all your tasks before leaving on vacation. -
Elle a complété ses études en obtenant son diplôme.
Translation: She completed her studies by obtaining her degree.
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of compléter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eus | J’eus complété | I had completed |
tu | tu eus | Tu eus complété | You had completed |
il | il eut | Il eut complété | He had completed |
elle | elle eut | Elle eut complété | She had completed |
on | on eut | On eut complété | One had completed |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes complété | We had completed |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes complété | You had completed |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent complété | They had completed |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent complété | They had completed |
Other Conjugations for Compléter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb compléter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compléter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compléter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compléter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compléter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compléter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compléter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compléter (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compléter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compléter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compléter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compléter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compléter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compléter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compléter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compléter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compléter
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Compléter – 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)
Summary
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