Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb durer
Introduction to the verb durer
The English translation of the French verb durer is “to last” or “to endure.” It is pronounced as “doo-ray” in its infinitive form.
Durer comes from the Latin word “durare” which means “to be hard or lasting.” It entered the French language in the 12th century and has been widely used since then.
In everyday French, durer is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is the literary or formal past tense. It is used to express an action that occurred and was completed before another past action.
Here are three simple examples of durer used in the Passé Antérieur tense with their English translations:
- J’eus duré deux heures avant de partir. (I had lasted two hours before leaving.)
- Tu eus duré toute la nuit sans dormir. (You had endured the whole night without sleeping.)
- Il eut duré toute sa vie dans cette maison. (He had lived his whole life in this house.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of durer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse duré | I had lasted |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses duré | You had lasted |
il | il eût | Il eût duré | He had lasted |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût duré | She had lasted |
on | on eût | On eût duré | One had lasted |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes duré | We had lasted |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes duré | You had lasted |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent duré | They had lasted |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent duré | They had lasted |
Other Conjugations for Durer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb durer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb durer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb durer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb durer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb durer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb durer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb durer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb durer (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb durer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb durer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb durer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb durer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb durer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb durer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb durer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb durer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb durer
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Durer – 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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