Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb creuser
Introduction to the verb creuser
The English translation of the French verb creuser is “to dig.” It is pronounced “kruh-zay.”
The language origin of creuser can be traced back to the Latin word “crusare,” meaning “to dig.” It entered the French language in the 12th century.
In everyday French, creuser is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is used to describe an action that occurred before another action in the past. It is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the Passé Simple tense, followed by the past participle of the verb.
Examples of creuser in the Passé Antérieur tense:
- Nous avons creusé le trou avant que le soleil ne se couche. (We had dug the hole before the sun set.)
- Elle est creusée dans la terre depuis des siècles. (It had been dug into the ground for centuries.)
- Les archéologues ont creusé le site avant que la pluie ne commence. (The archaeologists had dug the site before the rain started.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of creuser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse creusé | I had dug |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses creusé | You had dug |
il | il eût | Il eût creusé | He had dug |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût creusé | She had dug |
on | on eût | On eût creusé | One had dug |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes creusé | We had dug |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes creusé | You had dug |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent creusé | They had dug |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent creusé | They had dug |
Other Conjugations for Creuser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb creuser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb creuser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb creuser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb creuser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb creuser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb creuser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb creuser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb creuser (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb creuser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb creuser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb creuser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb creuser
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb creuser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb creuser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb creuser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb creuser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb creuser
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Creuser – 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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