Past anterior

The past anterior is a time of the conjugation of the verbs French. It is a time made up of the indicative mode.

Use

The past anterior expresses an action former to a preterit. Example: As soon as it had finished speaking, it left

Conjugation

The past anterior builds with the auxiliary verb being or to have (as in the made up past) with the preterit followed by the last Participe of the verb.

Verbs of the first group

I have chanté
tu have chanté
il had chanté
nous had chanté
vous eûtes chanté
ils had sung

Verbs of the second group

I have fini
tu have fini
il, it, one had fini
nous had fini
vous eûtes fini
ils had finished

Verbs of the third group

I have couru
tu have couru
il had couru
nous had couru
vous eûtes couru
ils had run

To have

I have eu
tu have eu
il, it, one had eu
nous had eu
vous eûtes eu
ils had had

To be

I have été
tu have été
il, it, one had été
nous had eté
vous eûtes été
ils had been

See too

Morphology of the French verb
the conjugation through a selection of the best sites of the moment

Category: Conjugation of French

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