Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courtauder
Introduction to the verb courtauder
The English translation of the French verb courtauder is “to court” or “to flirt.” The infinitive form of courtauder is pronounced as “koor-toh-dehr.”
The language origin of courtauder can be traced back to the Latin word “cortem,” which means “court.” In French, the verb has evolved to mean “to woo” or “to engage in romantic or amorous behavior.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is the literary past tense that expresses an action that happened before another action in the past.
Examples:
- Quand il l’eut courtaudée, elle tomba amoureuse de lui. (When he courted her, she fell in love with him.)
- J’eus courtaudé avec elle toute la soirée, mais elle me repoussa finalement. (I flirted with her all evening, but she finally rejected me.)
- Après qu’il eut courtaudé plusieurs femmes sans succès, il décida de se concentrer sur sa carrière. (After he had courted several women without success, he decided to focus on his career.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of courtauder
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse courtaudé | I had courted |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses courtaudé | You had courted |
il | il eût | Il eût courtaudé | He had courted |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût courtaudé | She had courted |
on | on eût | On eût courtaudé | One had courted |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes courtaudé | We had courted |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes courtaudé | You had courted |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent courtaudé | They had courted |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent courtaudé | They had courted |
Other Conjugations for Courtauder.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb courtauder
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courtauder
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courtauder
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courtauder
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courtauder
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courtauder
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courtauder
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courtauder (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courtauder
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courtauder
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courtauder
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courtauder
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courtauder
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courtauder
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courtauder
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courtauder
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courtauder
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Courtauder – 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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