Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compresser
Introduction to the verb compresser
The English translation of the French verb compresser is “to compress.” It is pronounced as “kom-pruh-sey” in its infinitive form.
The word “compresser” comes from the Latin word “compressus,” which means “to press together.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is the past tense used to describe a completed action that happened before another past action.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in the Passé Antérieur tense, along with their English translations:
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J’ai compressé les fichiers avant de les envoyer. (I compressed the files before sending them.)
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Tu as compressé les vêtements pour qu’ils prennent moins de place dans la valise. (You compressed the clothes so that they take up less space in the suitcase.)
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Elle a compressé le citron pour en extraire le jus. (She compressed the lemon to extract the juice from it.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of compresser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse compressé | I had compressed |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses compressé | You had compressed |
il | il eût | Il eût compressé | He had compressed |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût compressé | She had compressed |
on | on eût | On eût compressé | One had compressed |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes compressé | We had compressed |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes compressé | You had compressed |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent compressé | They had compressed |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent compressé | They had compressed |
Other Conjugations for Compresser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb compresser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compresser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compresser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compresser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compresser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compresser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compresser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compresser (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compresser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compresser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compresser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compresser
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compresser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compresser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compresser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compresser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compresser
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Compresser – 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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