Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb absorber
Introduction to the verb absorber
The English translation of the French verb absorber is “to absorb.” The infinitive form is pronounced as “ahb-sohr-bay.”
The word “absorber” comes from the Latin word “absorbere,” which means “to swallow up.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is the literary past tense and is used to describe completed actions that happened before another past action.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in the Passé Antérieur tense, with their respective English translations:
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J’eus absorbé tout le contenu du livre avant que la bibliothèque ne ferme ses portes. (I had absorbed the entire content of the book before the library closed its doors.)
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Il eut absorbé tellement d’alcool qu’il ne se souvenait plus de rien le lendemain. (He had absorbed so much alcohol that he couldn’t remember anything the next day.)
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Nous eûmes absorbé une grande quantité d’eau pour survivre dans le désert. (We had absorbed a large amount of water to survive in the desert.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of absorber
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eus | J’eus absorbé | I had absorbed |
tu | tu eus | Tu eus absorbé | You had absorbed |
il | il eut | Il eut absorbé | He had absorbed |
elle | elle eut | Elle eut absorbé | She had absorbed |
on | on eut | On eut absorbé | One had absorbed |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes absorbé | We had absorbed |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes absorbé | You had absorbed |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent absorbé | They had absorbed |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent absorbé | They had absorbed |
Other Conjugations for Absorber.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb absorber
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb absorber
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb absorber
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb absorber
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb absorber
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb absorber
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb absorber
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb absorber (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb absorber
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb absorber
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb absorber
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb absorber
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb absorber
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb absorber
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb absorber
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb absorber
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb absorber
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Absorber – About the French Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense
Formation of the Passé Antérieur
Common Usage Patterns
Literature
Historical Texts
Formal Writing
Interactions with Other Tenses
Passé Composé (Present Perfect)
Imparfait (Imperfect)
Futur Antérieur (Future Perfect)
Summary
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