Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accidenter
Introduction to the verb accidenter
The English translation of the French verb accidenter is “to have an accident” or “to cause an accident.” The infinitive form of the verb is pronounced “ahk-see-dahn-tay.”
The language origin of accidenter comes from the Latin word “accidere” meaning “to happen” or “to occur.” It entered the French language in the 13th century.
In everyday French, accidenter is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is used to describe an action that occurred before another action in the past.
Examples:
- J’ai accidenté ma voiture avant d’arriver à la fête. (I had an accident with my car before arriving at the party.)
- Nous avons accidenté notre relation en se disputant trop souvent. (We ruined our relationship by arguing too often.)
- Ils ont accidenté leur voyage en oubliant leur passeport à la maison. (They messed up their trip by forgetting their passports at home.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of accidenter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eus | J’eus accidenté | I had caused an accident |
tu | tu eus | Tu eus accidenté | You had caused an accident |
il | il eut | Il eut accidenté | He had caused an accident |
elle | elle eut | Elle eut accidenté | She had caused an accident |
on | on eut | On eut accidenté | One had caused an accident |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes accidenté | We had caused an accident |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes accidenté | You had caused an accident |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent accidenté | They had caused an accident |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent accidenté | They had caused an accident |
Other Conjugations for Accidenter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb accidenter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accidenter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accidenter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accidenter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accidenter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accidenter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accidenter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accidenter (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accidenter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accidenter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accidenter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accidenter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accidenter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accidenter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accidenter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accidenter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accidenter
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Accidenter – 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)
Summary
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