Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courser
Introduction to the verb courser
The English translation of the French verb courser is “to chase” or “to hunt.” It is pronounced as “koor-say” in the infinitive form.
Courser has its origins in the Latin verb cursare, meaning “to run.” It entered the French language in the 12th century and has been used to describe the act of chasing or pursuing something or someone.
In everyday French, courser is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is the past perfect tense. This tense is used to talk about an action that occurred before another action in the past. It is formed by using the auxiliary verb avoir or être in the imparfait tense followed by the past participle of the main verb.
Here are three simple examples of courser in the Passé Antérieur tense:
- J’eus coursé le lapin avant qu’il ne se cache. (I had chased the rabbit before it hid.)
- Tu eus couru après le chat toute la journée. (You had been chasing the cat all day.)
- Ils eurent coursé le voleur jusqu’à ce qu’il soit capturé. (They had chased the thief until he was caught.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of courser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse couru | I had chased |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses couru | You had chased |
il | il eût | Il eût couru | He had chased |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût couru | She had chased |
on | on eût | On eût couru | One had chased |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes couru | We had chased |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes couru | You had chased |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent couru | They had chased |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent couru | They had chased |
Other Conjugations for Courser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb courser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courser (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courser
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courser
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Courser – 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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