Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accélérer
Introduction to the verb accélérer
The English translation of the French verb accélérer is “to accelerate.” It is pronounced “ah-seh-leh-ray.”
Accélérer comes from the Latin word “accelerare,” meaning “to hasten or quicken.” It is a regular -er verb in French, and is most often used in its infinitive form as “accélérer.”
In everyday French, accélérer is commonly used in the past tense, specifically the Passé Antérieur, to describe actions that were completed in the past before another action took place. This tense is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the passé simple tense, followed by the past participle of the verb, in this case “accéléré.”
Here are 3 simple examples of accélérer in the Passé Antérieur tense:
- J’avais accéléré avant que le feu ne devienne rouge. (I had accelerated before the light turned red.)
- Tu étais arrivé à l’aéroport avant que j’aie accéléré. (You had arrived at the airport before I accelerated.)
- Ils étaient partis avant que je n’aie pu accélérer. (They had left before I could accelerate.)
In these sentences, accélérer is used to describe an action that was completed in the past (“had accelerated”) before another action took place (“the light turned red,” “I accelerated,” “I could accelerate”).
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of accélérer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse accéléré | I had accelerated |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses accéléré | You had accelerated |
il | il eût | Il eût accéléré | He had accelerated |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût accéléré | She had accelerated |
on | on eût | On eût accéléré | One had accelerated |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes accéléré | We had accelerated |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes accéléré | You had accelerated |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent accéléré | They had accelerated |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent accéléré | They had accelerated |
Other Conjugations for Accélérer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb accélérer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accélérer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accélérer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accélérer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accélérer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accélérer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accélérer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accélérer (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accélérer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accélérer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accélérer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accélérer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accélérer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accélérer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accélérer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accélérer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accélérer
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Accélérer – 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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