Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb craboter
Introduction to the verb craboter
The English translation of the French verb craboter is “to plane” or “to scrape.” It is pronounced as “kra-boh-tay.”
The language origin of craboter can be traced back to the Old French word “crabot,” meaning “scraper.” In everyday French, it is often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is the past tense used for completed actions that happened before another past action.
Examples:
- J’ai craboté le bois pour le rendre plus lisse. (I planed the wood to make it smoother.)
- Il a craboté la peinture avant de la repeindre. (He scraped off the paint before repainting it.)
- Nous avons craboté les sardines pour enlever les écailles. (We scraped the sardines to remove the scales.)
In each of these examples, the action of “craboter” was completed before another past action, indicated by the use of the Passé Antérieur tense. In English, the same tense is translated as “had + past participle.”
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of craboter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eus | J’eus craboté | I craboted |
tu | tu eus | Tu eus craboté | You craboted |
il | il eut | Il eut craboté | He craboted |
elle | elle eut | Elle eut craboté | She craboted |
on | on eut | On eut craboté | One craboted |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes craboté | We craboted |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes craboté | You craboted |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent craboté | They craboted |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent craboté | They craboted |
Other Conjugations for Craboter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb craboter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb craboter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb craboter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb craboter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb craboter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb craboter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb craboter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb craboter (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb craboter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb craboter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb craboter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb craboter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb craboter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb craboter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb craboter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb craboter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb craboter
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Craboter – 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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