Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crépiter
Introduction to the verb crépiter
The infinitive form of the French verb crépiter is pronounced “krep-ee-teh”.
The English translation of crépiter is “to crackle” or “to sizzle”. It comes from the Latin word “crepitare”, meaning “to make a noise”.
In everyday French, crépiter is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is the literary past tense used to describe completed actions that happened before another past action. It is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the past tense, followed by the past participle of the main verb.
Examples of crépiter in the Passé Antérieur tense:
- J’eus crépité toute la nuit sous la pluie battante. (I had crackled all night in the pouring rain.)
- Les feux d’artifice eurent crépité avant que la fête ne se termine. (The fireworks had crackled before the party ended.)
- Après que le feu eut crépité, il ne resta que des cendres. (After the fire crackled, only ashes remained.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of crépiter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eus | J’eus crépité | I had crackled |
tu | tu eus | Tu eus crépité | You had crackled |
il | il eut | Il eut crépité | He had crackled |
elle | elle eut | Elle eut crépité | She had crackled |
on | on eut | On eut crépité | One had crackled |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes crépité | We had crackled |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes crépité | You had crackled |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent crépité | They had crackled |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent crépité | They had crackled |
Other Conjugations for Crépiter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb crépiter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crépiter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crépiter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crépiter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crépiter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crépiter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crépiter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crépiter (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crépiter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crépiter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crépiter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crépiter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crépiter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crépiter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crépiter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crépiter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crépiter
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Crépiter – 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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