Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accaparer
Introduction to the verb accaparer
The English translation of the French verb accaparer is “to monopolize” or “to hoard.” The infinitive form is pronounced “ah-kah-pah-reh.”
Accaparer comes from the Old French word “capare,” meaning “to seize” or “to take hold of.” It is also related to the Italian word “acaparrare,” meaning “to grab” or “to snap up.”
In everyday French, accaparer is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is a compound past tense used to describe actions that occurred before another past action. It is often used in conjunction with the Passé Composé tense.
Three simple examples of accaparer in the Passé Antérieur tense are:
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J’ai accaparé toutes les ressources disponibles avant que mes concurrents ne puissent les obtenir. (I had monopolized all available resources before my competitors could get them.)
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Elle accapara toutes les attentions lors de la soirée. (She hogged all the attention during the party.)
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Ils eurent accaparé toutes les billets pour le concert avant que nous ne puissions en acheter. (They had hoarded all the tickets for the concert before we could buy any.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of accaparer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eus | J’eus accaparé | I had monopolized |
tu | tu eus | Tu eus accaparé | You had monopolized |
il | il eut | Il eut accaparé | He had monopolized |
elle | elle eut | Elle eut accaparé | She had monopolized |
on | on eut | On eut accaparé | One had monopolized |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes accaparé | We had monopolized |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes accaparé | You had monopolized |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent accaparé | They had monopolized |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent accaparé | They had monopolized |
Other Conjugations for Accaparer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb accaparer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accaparer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accaparer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accaparer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accaparer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accaparer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accaparer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accaparer (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accaparer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accaparer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accaparer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accaparer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accaparer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accaparer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accaparer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accaparer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accaparer
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Accaparer – 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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