Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avoisiner
Introduction to the verb avoisiner
The English translation of the French verb avoisiner is “to be near/beside/next to.” The infinitive form of avoisiner is pronounced as “ah-vwah-zee-nay.”
Avoisiner comes from the Latin word “vicinare,” meaning “to approach” or “to be near.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is a past tense used to talk about completed actions that happened before another past action. It is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the passé simple tense, followed by the past participle of the main verb.
Three simple examples of avoisiner in the Passé Antérieur tense with their English translations are:
- J’eus avoisiné la maison avant qu’il ne parte. (I had been next to the house before he left.)
- Tu eus avoisiné la plage avant qu’il ne fasse nuit. (You had been beside the beach before it got dark.)
- Ils eurent avoisiné le parc avant de rentrer chez eux. (They had been near the park before returning home.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of avoisiner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse avoisiné | I had neighbored |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses avoisiné | You had neighbored |
il | il eût | Il eût avoisiné | He had neighbored |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût avoisiné | She had neighbored |
on | on eût | On eût avoisiné | One had neighbored |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes avoisiné | We had neighbored |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes avoisiné | You had neighbored |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent avoisiné | They had neighbored |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent avoisiné | They had neighbored |
Other Conjugations for Avoisiner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb avoisiner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avoisiner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avoisiner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avoisiner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avoisiner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avoisiner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avoisiner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avoisiner (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avoisiner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avoisiner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avoisiner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avoisiner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avoisiner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avoisiner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avoisiner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avoisiner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avoisiner
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Avoisiner – 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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