Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cantonner
Introduction to the verb cantonner
The English translation of the French verb “cantonner” is “to station” or “to billet”. The infinitive form “cantonner” is pronounced as “kahn-tow-nay”.
The verb “cantonner” originates from the French noun “canton”, which originally referred to a division or district, particularly in Switzerland. In everyday French, “cantonner” is most often used in the Passé Simple (Simple Past) tense when describing the action of stationing or billeting troops or people in a specific place.
Here are three simple examples of “cantonner” used in the Passé Simple tense, along with their English translations:
- Les soldats se cantonnèrent dans le village. (The soldiers stationed themselves in the village.)
- Pendant la guerre, les réfugiés se cantonnèrent dans des camps. (During the war, the refugees were billeted in camps.)
- Le gouvernement cantonna les manifestants dans un parc. (The government confined the protesters to a park.)
Please note that the Passé Simple tense is a literary tense and is rarely used in spoken French.
Table of the Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of cantonner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | cantonnai | J’ai cantonné dans la région. | I stationed myself in the region. |
Tu | cantonnas | Tu cantonnas près du lac. | You stationed yourself near the lake. |
Il | cantonna | Il cantonna les troupes. | He stationed the troops. |
Elle | cantonna | Elle cantonna les soldats. | She stationed the soldiers. |
On | cantonna | On cantonna les étudiants. | One stationed the students. |
Nous | cantonnâmes | Nous cantonnâmes à l’hôtel. | We stationed at the hotel. |
Vous | cantonnâtes | Vous cantonnâtes dans la ville. | You stationed in the city. |
Ils | cantonnèrent | Ils cantonnèrent les ouvriers. | They stationed the workers. |
Elles | cantonnèrent | Elles cantonnèrent les employés. | They (feminine) stationed the employees. |
Other Conjugations for Cantonner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb cantonner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cantonner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cantonner (You’re reading it right now!)
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cantonner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cantonner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cantonner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cantonner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cantonner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cantonner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cantonner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cantonner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cantonner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cantonner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cantonner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cantonner
Conditionnel Passé II (Conditional Past II) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cantonner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cantonner
L’impératif Passé (Imperative Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cantonner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cantonner
L’infinitif Passé (Infinitive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cantonner
Le Participe Présent (Present Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cantonner
Le Participe Passé (Past Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cantonner
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Cantonner – About the French Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense
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Passé Composé
Imparfait
Conditional and Subjunctive
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