Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aboyer
Introduction to the verb aboyer
The English translation of the French verb aboyer is “to bark.” It is pronounced “ah-bwah-yay.”
Aboyer comes from the Old French word “abaiier,” which evolved from the Latin word “bārīre,” meaning “to bark.” It is most often used in everyday French to describe the act of a dog barking.
In the Passé Antérieur tense, aboyer is used to describe an action that occurred before another past action. It is formed by conjugating the auxiliary verb “avoir” in the Passé Simple tense, followed by the past participle of aboyer.
Examples:
- Le chien eut aboyé avant que je n’entre dans la maison. (The dog had barked before I entered the house.)
- Nous avions aboyé toute la nuit pour faire peur aux voleurs. (We had barked all night to scare off the thieves.)
- Vous eûtes aboyé dès que vous entendîtes un bruit étrange. (You had barked as soon as you heard a strange noise.)
English translations:
- The dog had barked before I entered the house.
- We had barked all night to scare off the thieves.
- You had barked as soon as you heard a strange noise.
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of aboyer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eus | J’eus aboyé | I barked |
tu | tu eus | Tu eus aboyé | You barked |
il | il eut | Il eut aboyé | He barked |
elle | elle eut | Elle eut aboyé | She barked |
on | on eut | On eut aboyé | One barked |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes aboyé | We barked |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes aboyé | You barked |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent aboyé | They barked |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent aboyé | They barked |
Other Conjugations for Aboyer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb aboyer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aboyer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aboyer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aboyer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aboyer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aboyer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aboyer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aboyer (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aboyer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aboyer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aboyer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aboyer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aboyer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aboyer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aboyer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aboyer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aboyer
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Aboyer – 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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