Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb convoyer
Introduction to the verb convoyer
The English translation of the French verb convoyer is “to escort” or “to convoy”. It is pronounced as “kohn-vwa-yay” in the infinitive form.
The verb convoyer comes from the Old French word “convoier”, which means “to accompany”. It is derived from the Latin word “conveyare” which has the same meaning.
In everyday French, convoyer is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is the equivalent of the past perfect tense in English. It is used to talk about a completed action that happened before another past action.
Here are three simple examples of convoyer in the Passé Antérieur tense with their respective English translations:
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J’ai convoyé mes amis à la gare avant de partir en vacances. (I had escorted my friends to the train station before leaving for vacation.)
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Il a convoyé le camion jusqu’à l’usine avant de le décharger. (He had convoyed the truck to the factory before unloading it.)
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Elle avait convoyé les enfants à l’école avant d’aller au travail. (She had escorted the children to school before going to work.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of convoyer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eus | J’eus convoyé | I had conveyed |
tu | tu eus | Tu eus convoyé | You had conveyed |
il | il eut | Il eut convoyé | He had conveyed |
elle | elle eut | Elle eut convoyé | She had conveyed |
on | on eut | On eut convoyé | One had conveyed |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes convoyé | We had conveyed |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes convoyé | You had conveyed |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent convoyé | They had conveyed |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent convoyé | They had conveyed |
Other Conjugations for Convoyer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb convoyer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb convoyer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb convoyer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb convoyer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb convoyer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb convoyer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb convoyer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb convoyer (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb convoyer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb convoyer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb convoyer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb convoyer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb convoyer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb convoyer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb convoyer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb convoyer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb convoyer
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Convoyer – 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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