BASIC GRAMMAR
In the past perfect 2, we put the auxiliary into simple past
"passé simple"
Example
Attendre (to wait) :
J'eus
attendu
: I
had waited.
tu eus
attendu
: you
had waited.
il eut
attendu
: he
had waited.
elle eut
attendu
: she
had waited.
nous eûmes
attendu
: we
had waited.
vous eûtes
attendu
: you
had waited.
ils eurent
attendu
: they
had waited.
elles eurent
attendu
: they
had waited.
Mettre (to put) :
J'eus
mis
: I
had put.
tu eus
mis
: you
had put.
il eut
mis
: he
had put.
elle eut
mis
: she
had put.
nous eûmes
mis
: we
had put.
vous eûtes
mis
: you
had put.
ils eurent
mis
: they
had put.
elles eurent
mis
: they
had put.
Souffir (to suffer) :
J'eus
souffert
: I
had suffered.
tu eus
souffert
: you
had suffered.
il eut
souffert
: he
had suffered.
elle eut
souffert
: she
had suffered.
nous êumes
souffert
: we
had suffered.
vous êutes
souffert
: you
had suffered.
ils eurent
souffert
: they
had suffered.
elles eurent
souffert
: they
had suffered.
Faire (to do) :
J'eus
fait
: I
had done.
tu eus
fait
: you
had done.
il eut
fait
: he
had done.
elle eut
fait
: she
had done.
nous eûmes
fait
: we
had done.
vous eûtes
fait
: you
had done.
ils eurent
fait
: they
had done.
elles eurent
fait
: they
had done.
Aller (to go) :
Je fus
allé
: I
had gone.
tu fus
allé
: you
had gone.
il fut
allé
: he
had gone.
elle fut
allée
: she
had gone.
nous fûmes
allés
: we
had gone.
vous fûtes
allé
: you
had gone.
ils furent
allés
: they
had gone.
elles furent
allées
: they
had gone.
Peindre (to paint) :
J'eus
paint
: I
had painted.
tu eus
paint
: you
had painted.
il eut
paint
: he
had painted.
elle eut
paint
: she
had painted.
nous eûmes
paint
: we
had painted.
vous eûtes
paint
: you
had painted.
ils eurent
paint
: they
had painted.
elles eurent
paint
: they
had painted.