Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb créer
Introduction to the verb créer
The English translation of the French verb créer is “to create.” The infinitive form of créer is pronounced as “kreh-ay.”
The word créer comes from the Latin word “creare,” which means “to bring forth, produce, or create.” It entered the French language in the 12th century.
In everyday French, créer is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is a compound tense used to describe an action that happened in the past and was completed before another action in the past. It is typically used in formal or literary contexts.
Examples:
- J’ai créé une nouvelle entreprise avant que j’aie gagné le prix. (I had created a new company before I won the prize.)
- Ils avaient créé leur propre système de communication avant qu’ils n’aient été découverts. (They had created their own communication system before they were discovered.)
- Elle avait créé un nouveau style de danse avant qu’elle ne soit invitée à se produire à Paris. (She had created a new style of dance before she was invited to perform in Paris.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of créer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse créé | I had created |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses créé | You had created |
il | il eût | Il eût créé | He had created |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût créé | She had created |
on | on eût | On eût créé | One had created |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes créé | We had created |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes créé | You had created |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent créé | They had created |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent créé | They had created |
Other Conjugations for Créer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb créer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb créer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb créer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb créer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb créer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb créer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb créer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb créer (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb créer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb créer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb créer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb créer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb créer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb créer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb créer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb créer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb créer
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Créer – 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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