Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culminer
Introduction to the verb culminer
The English translation of the French verb culminer is “to culminate” or “to reach the highest point.” The infinitive form of culminer is pronounced “kewl-mee-nay.”
Culminer comes from the Latin word “culmen,” meaning “summit” or “peak.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is the equivalent of the past perfect tense in English. This tense is used to describe an action that was completed before another past action.
Here are three examples of culminer in the Passé Antérieur tense with their English translations:
- Les négociations avaient culminé en un accord. (The negotiations had culminated in an agreement.)
- L’éruption volcanique avait culminé en une pluie de cendres. (The volcanic eruption had culminated in a rain of ashes.)
- Le concert avait culminé en une standing ovation. (The concert had culminated in a standing ovation.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of culminer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eus culminé | J’eus culminé | I had culminated |
tu | tu eus culminé | Tu eus culminé | You had culminated |
il | il eut culminé | Il eut culminé | He had culminated |
elle | elle eut culminé | Elle eut culminé | She had culminated |
on | on eut culminé | On eut culminé | One had culminated |
nous | nous eûmes culminé | Nous eûmes culminé | We had culminated |
vous | vous eûtes culminé | Vous eûtes culminé | You had culminated |
ils | ils eurent culminé | Ils eurent culminé | They had culminated |
elles | elles eurent culminé | Elles eurent culminé | They had culminated |
Other Conjugations for Culminer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb culminer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culminer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culminer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culminer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culminer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culminer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culminer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culminer (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culminer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culminer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culminer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culminer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culminer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culminer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culminer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culminer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culminer
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Culminer – 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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