Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crosser
Introduction to the verb crosser
The English translation of the French verb crosser is “to cross.” It is pronounced as “kroh-seh” in the infinitive form.
The origin of the word crosser can be traced back to the Latin word “cruciare,” which means “to torture.” In everyday French, crosser is used to describe the action of crossing something, such as a street, a river, or a border.
In the Passé Antérieur tense, which is used to talk about an action that occurred before another action in the past, crosser is conjugated as follows:
Je crossai
Tu crossas
Il/Elle crossa
Nous crossâmes
Vous crossâtes
Ils/Elles crossèrent
Here are three simple examples of crosser in the Passé Antérieur tense, with their English translations:
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J’eus déjà crossé la rue avant que le feu ne devienne vert.
Translation: I had already crossed the street before the traffic light turned green. -
Les explorateurs eurent du mal à crosser la rivière tumultueuse.
Translation: The explorers had a hard time crossing the turbulent river. -
Quand j’eus fini de crosser la frontière, j’étais enfin arrivé en Espagne.
Translation: When I finished crossing the border, I had finally arrived in Spain.
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of crosser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse crossé | I had crossed |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses crossé | You had crossed |
il | il eût | Il eût crossé | He had crossed |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût crossé | She had crossed |
on | on eût | On eût croisé | One had crossed |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes crossé | We had crossed |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes crossé | You had crossed |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent crossé | They had crossed |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent crossé | They had crossed |
Other Conjugations for Crosser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb crosser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crosser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crosser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crosser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crosser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crosser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crosser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crosser (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crosser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crosser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crosser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crosser
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crosser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crosser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crosser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crosser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crosser
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Crosser – 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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