Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abraser
Introduction to the verb abraser
The English translation of the French verb abraser is “to abrade” or “to wear down.” The infinitive form is pronounced as ah-brah-zay.
The word abraser comes from the Latin word “abrāsus,” meaning “scraped” or “rubbed off,” which is derived from the verb “abradere” meaning “to scrape off.”
In everyday French, abraser is most commonly used in the Passé Antérieur tense to indicate an action that was completed before another action in the past. It is formed with the auxiliary verb avoir or être in the passé simple tense and the past participle of abraser.
Examples:
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J’avais déjà abrasé le bois avant de le peindre.
Translation: I had already sanded down the wood before painting it. -
Elle fut ravie d’apprendre que j’avais abrasé la tache sur sa robe.
Translation: She was delighted to find out that I had removed the stain on her dress. -
Les ouvriers avaient abrasé les murs avant de les peindre.
Translation: The workers had sanded down the walls before painting them.
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of abraser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse abraser | I had abraded |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses abraser | You had abraded |
il | il eût | Il eût abraser | He had abraded |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût abraser | She had abraded |
on | on eût | On eût abraser | One had abraded |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes abraser | We had abraded |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes abraser | You had abraded |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent abraser | They had abraded |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent abraser | They had abraded |
Other Conjugations for Abraser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb abraser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abraser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abraser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abraser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abraser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abraser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abraser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abraser (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abraser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abraser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abraser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abraser
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abraser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abraser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abraser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abraser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abraser
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Abraser – 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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