Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abhorrer
Introduction to the verb abhorrer
The English translation of the French verb abhorrer is “to abhor” or “to detest.” It is pronounced “ah-bor-ray” in the infinitive form.
The origin of the word abhorrer can be traced back to the Latin word “aborrere,” meaning “to hate.” In everyday French, it is commonly used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is the past tense used to express an action that occurred before another action in the past.
Three simple examples of its usage in the Passé Antérieur tense are:
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J’eus abhorré cette idée dès le début. (I had detested this idea from the beginning.)
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Tu eus abhorré ce que je t’ai dit hier. (You had abhorred what I told you yesterday.)
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Ils eurent abhorré ces coutumes depuis longtemps. (They had abhorred these customs for a long time.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of abhorrer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse abhorré | I had abhorred |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses abhorré | You had abhorred |
il | il eût | Il eût abhorré | He had abhorred |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût abhorré | She had abhorred |
on | on eût | On eût abhorré | One had abhorred |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes abhorré | We had abhorred |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes abhorré | You had abhorred |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent abhorré | They had abhorred |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent abhorré | They had abhorred |
Other Conjugations for Abhorrer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb abhorrer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abhorrer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abhorrer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abhorrer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abhorrer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abhorrer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abhorrer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abhorrer (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abhorrer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abhorrer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abhorrer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abhorrer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abhorrer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abhorrer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abhorrer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abhorrer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abhorrer
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Abhorrer – 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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