Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crouler
Introduction to the verb crouler
The English translation of the French verb crouler is “to collapse” or “to crumble.” It is pronounced as “kroo-lay.”
Crouler comes from the Old French word “croel” meaning “to fall” or “to collapse.” It is most often used in everyday French to describe a physical collapse or a situation that is falling apart or collapsing.
In the Passé Antérieur tense, crouler is used to describe an action that occurred in the past and was completed before another action in the past. It is formed by conjugating the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the passé simple tense, followed by the past participle “croulé.”
Here are three simple examples of crouler in the Passé Antérieur tense:
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Quand j’ai vu le pont crouler, j’ai immédiatement appelé les pompiers.
(When I saw the bridge collapse, I immediately called the firefighters.) -
Elle est tombée lorsqu’elle a appris que son mariage avait croulé.
(She fell when she found out her marriage had collapsed.) -
L’entreprise avait croulé sous les dettes avant d’être sauvée par un investisseur.
(The company had collapsed under its debts before being saved by an investor.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of crouler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eus | J’eus croulé | I had collapsed |
tu | tu eus | Tu eus croulé | You had collapsed |
il | il eut | Il eut croulé | He had collapsed |
elle | elle eut | Elle eut croulé | She had collapsed |
on | on eut | On eut croulé | One had collapsed |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes croulé | We had collapsed |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes croulé | You had collapsed |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent croulé | They had collapsed |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent croulé | They had collapsed |
Other Conjugations for Crouler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb crouler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crouler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crouler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crouler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crouler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crouler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crouler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crouler (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crouler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crouler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crouler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crouler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crouler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crouler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crouler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crouler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crouler
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Crouler – 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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