Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb créner
Introduction to the verb créner
The English translation of the French verb créner is “to notch” or “to dent.” The infinitive form is pronounced as “kray-nay.”
The word “créner” has its origins in the Latin word “cernere,” which means “to distinguish.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is a literary past tense that is used to describe completed actions in the past.
Examples of using créner in the Passé Antérieur tense are:
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Il créna la table avec son couteau. (He notched the table with his knife.)
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Elle créna les pièces du puzzle pour les assembler. (She notched the pieces of the puzzle to put them together.)
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Les roues du vélo furent crénées après avoir roulé sur des cailloux. (The bike’s wheels were dented after rolling over rocks.)
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He notched the table with his knife.
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She notched the pieces of the puzzle to put them together.
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The bike’s wheels were dented after rolling over rocks.
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of créner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse créné | I had crenelated |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses créné | You had crenelated |
il | il eût | Il eût créné | He had crenelated |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût créné | She had crenelated |
on | on eût | On eût créné | One had crenelated |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes créné | We had crenelated |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes créné | You had crenelated |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent créné | They had crenelated |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent créné | They had crenelated |
Other Conjugations for Créner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb créner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb créner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb créner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb créner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb créner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb créner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb créner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb créner (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb créner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb créner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb créner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb créner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb créner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb créner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb créner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb créner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb créner
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Créner – 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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