Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crasser
Introduction to the verb crasser
The English translation of the French verb crasser is “to get dirty” or “to soil.” It is pronounced “krah-seh” in its infinitive form.
The word crasser comes from the Latin verb “crassare,” meaning “to make thick or dense.” In everyday French, crasser is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is the past tense used for completed actions that occurred before another past action. This tense is formed with the auxiliary verb “avoir” (to have) or “être” (to be) in the Imparfait tense, followed by the past participle of the main verb.
Examples:
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J’eus crassé mes vêtements en jouant dans la boue. (I had gotten my clothes dirty while playing in the mud.)
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Tu eus crassé tes chaussures en marchant dans la boue. (You had soiled your shoes while walking in the mud.)
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Elle eut crassé le tapis avec ses chaussures boueuses. (She had dirtied the carpet with her muddy shoes.)
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I got my clothes dirty while playing in the mud.
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You got your shoes dirty while walking in the mud.
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She dirtied the carpet with her muddy shoes.
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of crasser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse crassé | I had dirtied |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses crassé | You had dirtied |
il | il eût | Il eût crassé | He had dirtied |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût crassé | She had dirtied |
on | on eût | On eût crassé | One had dirtied |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes crassé | We had dirtied |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes crassé | You had dirtied |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent crassé | They had dirtied |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent crassé | They had dirtied |
Other Conjugations for Crasser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb crasser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crasser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crasser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crasser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crasser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crasser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crasser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crasser (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crasser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crasser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crasser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crasser
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crasser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crasser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crasser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crasser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crasser
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Crasser – 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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