Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crever
Introduction to the verb crever
The English translation of the French verb crever is “to burst” or “to pop.” The infinitive form of crever is pronounced as “kreh-vay.”
Crever comes from the Latin word “crepare,” meaning “to crack” or “to burst.” In everyday French, crever is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is the past tense of the past tense. It is used to talk about an action that happened before another action in the past.
Here are three simple examples of how crever is used in the Passé Antérieur tense:
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J’ai cru que mon ballon avait crevé. (I thought my balloon had burst.)
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Les enfants ont mangé tellement de bonbons qu’ils ont crevé leurs pantalons. (The children ate so many candies that they burst their pants.)
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Nous avons roulé sur un clou et notre pneu a crevé. (We ran over a nail and our tire burst.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of crever
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eus | J’eus crevé | I had burst |
tu | tu eus | Tu eus crevé | You had burst |
il | il eut | Il eut crevé | He had burst |
elle | elle eut | Elle eut crevé | She had burst |
on | on eut | On eut crevé | One had burst |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes crevé | We had burst |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes crevé | You had burst |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent crevé | They had burst |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent crevé | They had burst |
Other Conjugations for Crever.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb crever
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crever
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crever
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crever
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crever
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crever
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crever
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crever (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crever
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crever
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crever
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crever
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crever
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crever
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crever
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crever
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crever
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Crever – 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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