Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cranter
Introduction to the verb cranter
The English translation of the French verb cranter is “to notch” or “to make a notch.” It is pronounced [kʁɑ̃.te] in its infinitive form.
The word cranter comes from the Old French word “crant,” meaning “notch” or “indentation.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Passé Antérieur tense, which corresponds to the English past perfect tense.
In this tense, cranter is used to describe a completed action that happened before another past action. Here are three simple examples of its usage in the Passé Antérieur tense with their English translations:
- J’eus cranter la feuille avant de la couper en deux. (I had notched the paper before cutting it in half.)
- Tu eus cranter ton couteau pour faciliter la découpe. (You had notched your knife to make cutting easier.)
- Ils eurent cranter les branches avant de les attacher ensemble. (They had notched the branches before tying them together.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of cranter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse cranté | I had notched |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses cranté | You had notched |
il | il eût | Il eût cranté | He had notched |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût cranté | She had notched |
on | on eût | On eût cranté | One had notched |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes cranté | We had notched |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes cranté | You had notched |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent cranté | They had notched |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent cranté | They had notched |
Other Conjugations for Cranter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb cranter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cranter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cranter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cranter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cranter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cranter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cranter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cranter (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cranter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cranter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cranter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cranter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cranter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cranter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cranter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cranter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cranter
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Cranter – 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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