Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb consommer
Introduction to the verb consommer
The English translation of the French verb consommer is “to consume” or “to use up.” It is pronounced as “koh(n)-soh-meh” in its infinitive form.
The word consommer comes from the Latin verb consumere, meaning “to use up” or “to consume.” It was originally used in French to refer to the consumption of food or resources, but now it is also used in a more general sense to mean “to use” or “to spend.”
In everyday French, consommer is most commonly used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is the literary past tense and is used to express actions that were completed before another past action.
Three simple examples of consommer in the Passé Antérieur tense are:
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J’eus consommé tout mon argent avant la fin du mois. (I had used up all my money before the end of the month.)
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Elle eut consommé toute son énergie en courant le marathon. (She had consumed all her energy while running the marathon.)
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Nous eûmes consommé toute la nourriture avant que les invités ne soient arrivés. (We had consumed all the food before the guests arrived.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of consommer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse consommé | I had consumed |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses consommé | You had consumed |
il | il eût | Il eût consommé | He had consumed |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût consommé | She had consumed |
on | on eût | On eût consommé | One had consumed |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes consommé | We had consumed |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes consommé | You had consumed |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent consommé | They had consumed |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent consommé | They had consumed |
Other Conjugations for Consommer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb consommer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb consommer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb consommer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb consommer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb consommer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb consommer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb consommer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb consommer (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb consommer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb consommer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb consommer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb consommer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb consommer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb consommer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb consommer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb consommer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb consommer
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Consommer – 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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