Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abandonner
Introduction to the verb abandonner
The English translation of the French verb “abandonner” is “to abandon” or “to give up.” The infinitive form “abandonner” is pronounced as ah-bahn-doh-neh.
The verb “abandonner” originates from the Latin word “abandonāre,” which means “to desert” or “to leave behind.” It is most commonly used in everyday French to express the act of giving up or leaving something or someone.
In the Passé Antérieur tense, which is a past tense used to describe actions that occurred before another past action, “abandonner” is conjugated with the auxiliary verb “avoir” (to have) or “être” (to be) and the past participle “abandonné.”
Here are three simple examples of “abandonner” in the Passé Antérieur tense, along with their English translations:
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Ils eurent abandonné l’idée avant de trouver une solution.
(They had given up on the idea before finding a solution.) -
Elle fut partie après avoir abandonné son projet.
(She had left after giving up on her project.) -
Nous eûmes abandonné nos espoirs avant qu’ils ne reviennent.
(We had given up our hopes before they returned.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of abandonner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eus | J’eus abandonné | I had abandoned |
tu | tu eus | Tu eus abandonné | You had abandoned |
il | il eut | Il eut abandonné | He had abandoned |
elle | elle eut | Elle eut abandonné | She had abandoned |
on | on eut | On eut abandonné | One had abandoned |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes abandonné | We had abandoned |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes abandonné | You had abandoned |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent abandonné | They had abandoned |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent abandonné | They had abandoned |
Other Conjugations for Abandonner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb abandonner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abandonner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abandonner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abandonner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abandonner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abandonner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abandonner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abandonner (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abandonner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abandonner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abandonner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abandonner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abandonner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abandonner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abandonner
Conditionnel Passé II (Conditional Past II) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abandonner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abandonner
L’impératif Passé (Imperative Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abandonner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abandonner
L’infinitif Passé (Infinitive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abandonner
Le Participe Présent (Present Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abandonner
Le Participe Passé (Past Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abandonner
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Abandonner – 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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