Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb achever
Introduction to the verb achever
The English translation of the French verb achever is “to complete” or “to finish.” It is pronounced “ah-shuh-vay” in its infinitive form.
Achever comes from the Old French word “achever” meaning “to end” or “to complete.” It has Latin roots, coming from the word “accapare” meaning “to seize or take possession of.”
In everyday French, achever is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is used to talk about completed actions that occurred before another action in the past tense. It is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the Passé Simple tense and adding the past participle of achever.
Example 1: J’ai achevé mon travail avant de partir en vacances. (I completed my work before going on vacation.)
Example 2: Elle a achevé ses études d’ingénieur avant de commencer à travailler. (She finished her engineering studies before starting to work.)
Example 3: Nous sommes enfin arrivés à la maison après avoir achevé notre long voyage en voiture. (We finally arrived home after completing our long journey by car.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of achever
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eus | J’eus achevé | I had finished |
tu | tu eus | Tu eus achevé | You had finished |
il | il eut | Il eut achevé | He had finished |
elle | elle eut | Elle eut achevé | She had finished |
on | on eut | On eut achevé | One had finished |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes achevé | We had finished |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes achevé | You had finished |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent achevé | They had finished |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent achevé | They had finished |
Other Conjugations for Achever.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb achever
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb achever
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb achever
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb achever
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb achever
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb achever
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb achever
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb achever (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb achever
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb achever
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb achever
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb achever
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb achever
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb achever
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb achever
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb achever
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb achever
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Achever – 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)
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