Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb comprimer
Introduction to the verb comprimer
The English translation of the French verb comprimer is “to compress” or “to squeeze.” It is pronounced “kohm-pree-may.”
The language origin of comprimer comes from the French word “comprime” meaning “tablet” or “pill.” It is derived from the Latin word “compressus” which means “to press together.”
In everyday French, comprimer is used in the Passé Antérieur tense to indicate an action that was completed before another past action. This tense is typically used in written or formal speech.
Example 1: J’ai comprimé les vêtements avant de les mettre dans ma valise. (I compressed the clothes before putting them in my suitcase.)
Example 2: Il avait comprimé les documents avant de les envoyer par email. (He had compressed the documents before sending them by email.)
Example 3: Nous avions comprimé le tube de dentifrice pour en faire sortir la dernière goutte. (We had compressed the toothpaste tube to get out the last drop.)
English translations:
Example 1: I had compressed the clothes before putting them in my suitcase.
Example 2: He had compressed the documents before sending them by email.
Example 3: We had compressed the toothpaste tube to get out the last drop.
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of comprimer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse comprimé | I had compressed |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses comprimé | You had compressed |
il | il eût | Il eût comprimé | He had compressed |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût comprimé | She had compressed |
on | on eût | On eût comprimé | One had compressed |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes comprimé | We had compressed |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes comprimé | You had compressed |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent comprimé | They had compressed |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent comprimé | They had compressed |
Other Conjugations for Comprimer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb comprimer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb comprimer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb comprimer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb comprimer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb comprimer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb comprimer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb comprimer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb comprimer (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb comprimer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb comprimer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb comprimer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb comprimer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb comprimer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb comprimer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb comprimer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb comprimer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb comprimer
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Comprimer – 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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