Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb croiser
Introduction to the verb croiser
The English translation of the French verb croiser is “to cross.” It is pronounced “kwa-zay” in the infinitive form.
The language origin of croiser comes from the Latin word “cruciare,” meaning “to torture” or “to torment.” In everyday French, it is most often used to refer to physically crossing something, such as a road or a river. In the Passé Antérieur tense, it is used to describe an action that was completed before another past action.
Examples of croiser in the Passé Antérieur tense include:
- J’eus croisé la rue avant que la pluie ne commence à tomber. (I had crossed the street before the rain started.)
- Les deux armées s’étaient croisées avant que la paix ne soit signée. (The two armies had crossed before peace was signed.)
- Elle fut surprise lorsqu’elle m’aperçut, car elle avait déjà croisé mon chemin auparavant. (She was surprised when she saw me, as she had already crossed paths with me before.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of croiser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eus | J’eus croisé | I had crossed |
tu | tu eus | Tu eus croisé | You had crossed |
il | il eut | Il eut croisé | He had crossed |
elle | elle eut | Elle eut croisé | She had crossed |
on | on eut | On eut croisé | One had crossed |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes croisé | We had crossed |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes croisé | You had crossed |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent croisé | They had crossed |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent croisé | They had crossed |
Other Conjugations for Croiser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb croiser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb croiser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb croiser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb croiser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb croiser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb croiser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb croiser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb croiser (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb croiser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb croiser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb croiser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb croiser
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb croiser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb croiser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb croiser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb croiser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb croiser
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Croiser – 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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