Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abaisser
Introduction to the verb abaisser
The English translation of the French verb “abaisser” is “to lower” or “to bring down.” The infinitive form of “abaisser” is pronounced as ah-beh-say.
The verb “abaisser” originates from the Old French term “abaissier,” derived from the Latin word “bassiāre,” meaning “to lower.” In everyday French, “abaisser” is commonly used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is equivalent to the past perfect tense in English. This tense is used to describe an action that occurred before another action in the past.
Here are three examples of using “abaisser” in the Passé Antérieur tense:
- J’eus abaissé la vitre avant qu’il ne pleuve. (I had lowered the window before it started raining.)
- Elle eut abaissé le volume de la musique quand j’arrivai. (She had lowered the volume of the music when I arrived.)
- Ils eurent abaissé les prix avant que la concurrence ne devienne trop intense. (They had lowered the prices before the competition became too intense.)
English translations:
- I had lowered the window before it started raining.
- She had lowered the volume of the music when I arrived.
- They had lowered the prices before the competition became too intense.
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of abaisser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eus abaissé | J’eus abaissé | I had lowered |
tu | tu eus abaissé | Tu eus abaissé | You had lowered |
il | il eut abaissé | Il eut abaissé | He had lowered |
elle | elle eut abaissé | Elle eut abaissé | She had lowered |
on | on eut abaissé | On eut abaissé | One had lowered |
nous | nous eûmes abaissé | Nous eûmes abaissé | We had lowered |
vous | vous eûtes abaissé | Vous eûtes abaissé | You had lowered |
ils | ils eurent abaissé | Ils eurent abaissé | They had lowered |
elles | elles eurent abaissé | Elles eurent abaissé | They had lowered |
Other Conjugations for Abaisser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb abaisser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abaisser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abaisser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abaisser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abaisser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abaisser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abaisser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abaisser (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abaisser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abaisser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abaisser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abaisser
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abaisser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abaisser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abaisser
Conditionnel Passé II (Conditional Past II) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abaisser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abaisser
L’impératif Passé (Imperative Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abaisser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abaisser
L’infinitif Passé (Infinitive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abaisser
Le Participe Présent (Present Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abaisser
Le Participe Passé (Past Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abaisser
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Abaisser – 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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