Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abréger
Introduction to the verb abréger
The English translation of the French verb abréger is “to shorten” or “to abbreviate.” It is pronounced “ah-breh-zhay” in the infinitive form.
The word abréger comes from the Latin word “abbreviare” which means “to make briefer.” It is most often used in everyday French to describe the act of making something shorter or more concise. In the Passé Antérieur tense, which is used to describe completed actions in the past, abréger can be used to talk about something that was shortened or abbreviated in the past.
Here are three simple examples of abréger being used in the Passé Antérieur tense with their English translations:
- J’ai abrégé mon discours pour gagner du temps. (I shortened my speech to save time.)
- Tu avais abrégé ton nom de famille avant notre mariage. (You had abbreviated your last name before our marriage.)
- Elle avait abrégé ses études pour travailler à temps plein. (She had shortened her studies to work full-time.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of abréger
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse abrégé | I had shortened |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses abrégé | You had shortened |
il | il eût | Il eût abrégé | He had shortened |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût abrégé | She had shortened |
on | on eût | On eût abrégé | One had shortened |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes abrégé | We had shortened |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes abrégé | You had shortened |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent abrégé | They had shortened |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent abrégé | They had shortened |
Other Conjugations for Abréger.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb abréger
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abréger
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abréger
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abréger
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abréger
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abréger
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abréger
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abréger (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abréger
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abréger
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abréger
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abréger
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abréger
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abréger
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abréger
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abréger
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abréger
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Abréger – 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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