Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb croasser
Introduction to the verb croasser
The English translation of the French verb croasser is “to croak.” In French, it is pronounced as “kwa-say.”
Croasser comes from the Old French word “croasser,” which comes from the Latin word “crocitare,” meaning “to croak.” It is most commonly used as an intransitive verb, meaning it does not require a direct object and is often used to describe the sound that a frog makes.
In everyday French, croasser in the Passé Antérieur tense is used to describe an action that was completed before another action in the past. It is formed by conjugating the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the Passé Simple tense and adding the past participle of croasser (croassé).
Here are three simple examples of croasser in the Passé Antérieur tense with their English translations:
- Les grenouilles avaient croassé toute la nuit avant que nous les entendions (The frogs had been croaking all night before we heard them).
- Lorsque je suis arrivé à l’étang, les grenouilles avaient déjà croassé (When I arrived at the pond, the frogs had already croaked).
- Après avoir mangé la mouche, la grenouille a croassé de satisfaction (After eating the fly, the frog croaked in satisfaction).
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of croasser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse croassé | I had croaked |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses croassé | You had croaked |
il | il eût | Il eût croassé | He had croaked |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût croassé | She had croaked |
on | on eût | On eût croassé | One had croaked |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes croassé | We had croaked |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes croassé | You had croaked |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent croassé | They had croaked |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent croassé | They had croaked |
Other Conjugations for Croasser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb croasser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb croasser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb croasser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb croasser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb croasser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb croasser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb croasser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb croasser (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb croasser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb croasser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb croasser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb croasser
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb croasser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb croasser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb croasser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb croasser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb croasser
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Croasser – 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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