Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aoûter
Introduction to the verb aoûter
The English translation of the French verb aoûter is “to add.” It is pronounced as “oh-tay.”
The origin of the word aoûter can be traced back to the Latin word “augere,” meaning “to increase” or “to add.” It is most commonly used in everyday French in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is a literary tense used to describe completed actions in the past.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense, with the respective English translations:
- J’ai ajouté du lait dans mon café. (I added milk to my coffee.)
- Il a ajouté un nouveau chapitre à son livre. (He added a new chapter to his book.)
- Nous avons ajouté des légumes à la soupe. (We added vegetables to the soup.)
In each of these examples, the verb aoûter is conjugated in the Passé Antérieur tense to indicate that the action was completed in the past before another action. This tense is often used in written French, especially in literature, but is less commonly used in spoken French.
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of aoûter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse aoûté | I had increased |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses aoûté | You had increased |
il | il eût | Il eût aoûté | He had increased |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût aoûté | She had increased |
on | on eût | On eût aoûté | One had increased |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes aoûté | We had increased |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes aoûté | You had increased |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent aoûté | They had increased |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent aoûté | They had increased |
Other Conjugations for Aoûter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb aoûter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aoûter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aoûter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aoûter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aoûter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aoûter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aoûter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aoûter (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aoûter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aoûter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aoûter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aoûter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aoûter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aoûter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aoûter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aoûter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aoûter
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Aoûter – 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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