Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abîmer
Introduction to the verb abîmer
The English translation of the French verb abîmer is “to damage” or “to ruin.” It is pronounced “ah-bee-may.”
Abîmer comes from the Old French word “abismier” which means “to sink” or “to drown.” It is derived from the Latin word “abyssus” which means “deep” or “abyss.”
In everyday French, abîmer is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense to describe an action that was completed before another past action. This tense is typically used in formal or written language.
Examples:
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J’ai abîmé mon téléphone avant de réaliser que j’avais une garantie. – I had damaged my phone before realizing I had a warranty.
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Il a abîmé le portrait en essayant de le décrocher du mur. – He had ruined the portrait trying to take it off the wall.
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Nous avons abîmé la voiture en roulant sur une route cahoteuse. – We had damaged the car by driving on a bumpy road.
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of abîmer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse abîmé | I had damaged |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses abîmé | You had damaged |
il | il eût | Il eût abîmé | He had damaged |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût abîmé | She had damaged |
on | on eût | On eût abîmé | One had damaged |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes abîmé | We had damaged |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes abîmé | You had damaged |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent abîmé | They had damaged |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent abîmé | They had damaged |
Other Conjugations for Abîmer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb abîmer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abîmer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abîmer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abîmer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abîmer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abîmer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abîmer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abîmer (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abîmer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abîmer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abîmer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abîmer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abîmer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abîmer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abîmer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abîmer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abîmer
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Abîmer – 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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