Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb consulter
Introduction to the verb consulter
The English translation of the French verb consulter is “to consult.” It is pronounced as “kon-sul-tey.”
The language origin of consulter can be traced back to the Latin word “consultare,” which means “to deliberate or consider.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is a literary tense used to describe a completed action that happened before another past action.
Here are three simple examples of consulter in the Passé Antérieur tense, along with their English translations:
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J’eus consulté mon médecin avant de prendre une décision. (I had consulted my doctor before making a decision.)
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Elle eut consulté ses amis avant d’acheter la maison. (She had consulted her friends before buying the house.)
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Nous eûmes consulté plusieurs experts avant de finaliser notre projet. (We had consulted several experts before finalizing our project.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of consulter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse consulté | I had consulted |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses consulté | You had consulted |
il | il eût | Il eût consulté | He had consulted |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût consulté | She had consulted |
on | on eût | On eût consulté | One had consulted |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes consulté | We had consulted |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes consulté | You had consulted |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent consulté | They had consulted |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent consulté | They had consulted |
Other Conjugations for Consulter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb consulter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb consulter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb consulter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb consulter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb consulter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb consulter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb consulter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb consulter (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb consulter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb consulter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb consulter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb consulter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb consulter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb consulter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb consulter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb consulter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb consulter
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Consulter – 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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