nous eûmes

had

y m → avoir
eûm had + es we past tense
verb · 1st-person plural, past tense Rare #36,162
had This is the passé simple form, used mainly in literary or historical narration.
FR: Nous eûmes une bonne surprise.
EN: We had a nice surprise.
Conjugation of avoir
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First eus eûmes
Second eus —
Third eut eurent

Nous eûmes les pires difficultés à nous faire entendre.

We had the greatest difficulty in making ourselves heard.

Le jour suivant, nous eûmes toutes de terribles gueules de bois.

The next day we all had terrible hangovers.

Nous eûmes une chaude discussion.

We had a heated discussion.

Nous n'eûmes pas de souci.

We had no trouble.

Nous eûmes une réunion secrète.

We had a secret meeting.

Nous n'eûmes pas besoin d'appeler le médecin.

We did not need to call the doctor.

Nous y eûmes une expérience désagréable.

We had an unpleasant experience there.

Nous eûmes un examen oral.

We had an oral exam.

Nous eûmes un léger désaccord.

We had a slight disagreement.

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