passé surcomposé

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pa.se syʁ.kɔ̃.po.ze/ ~ /pɑ.se syʁ.kɔ̃.po.ze/

Noun

Examples

il a eu fait

passé surcomposé m (plural passés surcomposés)

  1. (grammar) a past tense using two auxiliary verbs to conjugate

Usage notes

  • This tense is rare in written and spoken French.