Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dynamiter
Introduction to the verb dynamiter
The English translation of the French verb dynamiter is “to dynamite.” It is pronounced as “dee-nah-mee-ter.”
The language origin of dynamiter can be traced back to the Greek word “dunamis,” meaning “power.” In the late 19th century, it was adopted into French as a verb to describe the action of using explosives to destroy or demolish something.
In everyday French, dynamiter is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is the past perfect tense in English. This tense is used to describe an action that was completed before another past action.
Example 1: J’ai dynamité la vieille maison avant de construire la nouvelle. (I had dynamited the old house before building the new one.)
Example 2: Les travailleurs avaient dynamité la montagne pour construire la route. (The workers had dynamited the mountain to build the road.)
Example 3: Quand les pirates ont attaqué le navire, l’équipage avait déjà dynamité leur bateau. (When the pirates attacked the ship, the crew had already dynamited their boat.)
English translations: 1. I had dynamited the old house before building the new one.
- The workers had dynamited the mountain to build the road.
- When the pirates attacked the ship, the crew had already dynamited their boat.
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of dynamiter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse dynamité | I had dynamited |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses dynamité | You had dynamited |
il | il eût | Il eût dynamité | He had dynamited |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût dynamité | She had dynamited |
on | on eût | On eût dynamité | One had dynamited |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes dynamité | We had dynamited |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes dynamité | You had dynamited |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent dynamité | They had dynamited |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent dynamité | They had dynamited |
Other Conjugations for Dynamiter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dynamiter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dynamiter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dynamiter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dynamiter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dynamiter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dynamiter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dynamiter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dynamiter (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dynamiter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dynamiter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dynamiter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dynamiter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dynamiter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dynamiter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dynamiter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dynamiter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dynamiter
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Dynamiter – 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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