Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb comporter
Introduction to the verb comporter
The English translation of “comporter” is “to behave” or “to act”. The infinitive form is pronounced “kohm-por-teh”.
The verb “comporter” comes from the Old French word “comporter” which means “to carry” or “to bear”. In everyday French, it is used to describe someone’s conduct or behavior, or how someone handles or carries themselves in a particular situation.
In the Passé Antérieur tense, “comporter” is used to talk about past actions or behavior that were completed before another past action. It is formed with the auxiliary verb “avoir” in the imperfect tense followed by the past participle of “comporter” (comporté).
Example 1: J’ai compris qu’il avait mal comporté. (I understood that he had behaved badly.)
Example 2: Elle a réalisé qu’elle s’était mal comportée. (She realized that she had behaved badly.)
Example 3: Nous avons remarqué qu’ils s’étaient bien comportés pendant la réunion. (We noticed that they had behaved well during the meeting.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of comporter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eus | J’eus comporté | I had behaved |
tu | tu eus | Tu eus comporté | You had behaved |
il | il eut | Il eut comporté | He had behaved |
elle | elle eut | Elle eut comporté | She had behaved |
on | on eut | On eut comporté | One had behaved |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes comporté | We had behaved |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes comporté | You had behaved |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent comporté | They had behaved |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent comporté | They had behaved |
Other Conjugations for Comporter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb comporter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb comporter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb comporter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb comporter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb comporter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb comporter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb comporter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb comporter (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb comporter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb comporter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb comporter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb comporter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb comporter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb comporter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb comporter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb comporter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb comporter
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Comporter – 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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