Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crier
Introduction to the verb crier
The English translation of the French verb crier is “to shout” or “to cry out.” The infinitive form of crier is pronounced as “kree-ay.”
The word crier comes from the Latin word “quiritare,” which means “to call out” or “to shout.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is the literary past tense and is used to talk about actions that happened before another past action.
Examples of crier in the Passé Antérieur tense in everyday French are:
- J’eus crié quand j’appris la nouvelle. (I had shouted when I heard the news.)
- Tu eus crié de joie en découvrant le cadeau. (You had cried out with joy when you discovered the gift.)
- Il eut crié lorsqu’il vit l’accident. (He had cried out when he saw the accident.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of crier
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eus crié | J’eus crié | I had shouted/called |
tu | tu eus crié | Tu eus crié | You had shouted/called |
il | il eut crié | Il eut crié | He had shouted/called |
elle | elle eut crié | Elle eut crié | She had shouted/called |
on | on eut crié | On eut crié | One had shouted/called |
nous | nous eûmes crié | Nous eûmes crié | We had shouted/called |
vous | vous eûtes crié | Vous eûtes crié | You had shouted/called |
ils | ils eurent crié | Ils eurent crié | They had shouted/called |
elles | elles eurent crié | Elles eurent crié | They had shouted/called |
Other Conjugations for Crier.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb crier
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crier
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crier
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crier
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crier
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crier
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crier
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crier (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crier
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crier
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crier
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crier
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crier
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crier
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crier
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crier
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crier
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Crier – 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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