Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aberrer
Introduction to the verb aberrer
The English translation of the French verb aberrer is “to stray” or “to go astray.” The infinitive form, aberrer, is pronounced “ah-beh-reh.”
The word aberrer comes from the Latin verb aberrare, meaning “to wander” or “to go astray.” In everyday French, aberrer is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is used to describe actions that happened before another action in the past. It is formed by using the auxiliary verb avoir or être in the Imparfait tense, followed by the past participle of the verb.
Three simple examples of aberrer in the Passé Antérieur tense are:
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J’eus aberré dans la forêt avant de retrouver mon chemin. (I had strayed in the forest before finding my way again.)
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Il fut surpris d’apprendre que son chien avait aberré dans le voisinage. (He was surprised to learn that his dog had strayed in the neighborhood.)
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Nous fûmes punis parce que nous avions aberré du groupe lors de la randonnée. (We were punished because we had strayed from the group during the hike.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of aberrer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse aberré | I had wandered |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses aberré | You had wandered |
il | il eût | Il eût aberré | He had wandered |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût aberré | She had wandered |
on | on eût | On eût aberré | One had wandered |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes aberré | We had wandered |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes aberré | You had wandered |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent aberré | They had wandered |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent aberré | They had wandered |
Other Conjugations for Aberrer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb aberrer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aberrer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aberrer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aberrer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aberrer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aberrer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aberrer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aberrer (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aberrer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aberrer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aberrer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aberrer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aberrer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aberrer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aberrer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aberrer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aberrer
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Aberrer – 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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