Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assembler
Introduction to the verb assembler
The English translation of the French verb assembler is “to assemble” or “to put together.” It is pronounced “ah-sahm-blé”.
Assembler comes from the Latin word “assimilare” meaning “to make similar” or “to bring together.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is the literary past tense used to describe completed actions that occurred before another past action.
Examples of its usage in the Passé Antérieur tense are:
- J’eus assemblé tous les pièces avant que le mécanicien n’arrive. (I had assembled all the parts before the mechanic arrived.)
- Elle eut assemblé les ingrédients nécessaires pour faire un gâteau. (She had assembled all the necessary ingredients to make a cake.)
- Ils eurent assemblé toutes les preuves avant de porter plainte. (They had assembled all the evidence before filing a complaint.)
In these examples, the Passé Antérieur tense is used to describe completed actions (assembler les pièces, les ingrédients, les preuves) that occurred before another past action (le mécanicien n’arrive, faire un gâteau, porter plainte). The use of “avoir” as the auxiliary verb and the past participle “assemblé” indicates that the action was completed in the past.
In English, these sentences would be translated as “I had assembled,” “She had assembled,” and “They had assembled” respectively.
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of assembler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse assemblé | I had assembled |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses assemblé | You had assembled |
il | il eût | Il eût assemblé | He had assembled |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût assemblé | She had assembled |
on | on eût | On eût assemblé | One had assembled |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes assemblé | We had assembled |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes assemblé | You had assembled |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent assemblé | They had assembled |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent assemblé | They had assembled |
Other Conjugations for Assembler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb assembler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assembler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assembler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assembler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assembler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assembler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assembler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assembler (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assembler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assembler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assembler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assembler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assembler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assembler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assembler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assembler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assembler
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Assembler – 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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