How do you form The Anterior Past tense in French?

The anterior past tense, also known as "passé antérieur," is a compound past tense used to express an action that occurred before another action in the past. It is typically found in formal or literary contexts.

Here's how you form the passé antérieur:

With the Auxiliary Verb "Avoir":

• Conjugate the auxiliary verb "avoir" in the passé simple (simple past) tense according to the subject.

• Add the past participle of the main verb.
  
  Example: 

• J'eus mangé (I had eaten).

• Tu eus parlé (You had spoken).

With the Auxiliary Verb "Être":

• Conjugate the auxiliary verb "être" in the passé simple tense according to the subject. Remember to make the past participle agree in gender and number with the subject.

• Add the past participle of the main verb.
  
  Example: 

• Je fus parti(e) (I had left).

• Tu fus allé(e) (You had gone).

The passé antérieur is primarily used in formal writing, literature, or storytelling to describe an action that took place before another past action. It emphasizes the completion of the action before another event in the pas