Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accoler
Introduction to the verb accoler
The English translation of the French verb accoler is “to embrace” or “to hug”. The infinitive form of accoler is pronounced “ah-koh-leh”.
The word accoler comes from the Latin verb “accolare”, meaning “to embrace”. It first appeared in French in the 12th century and has been used to refer to physical and emotional embraces.
In everyday French, accoler is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is the past tense used for events that occurred before another event in the past. This tense is often used in formal or literary writing.
Here are three simple examples of accoler in the Passé Antérieur tense, with their English translations:
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Les deux amants s’étaient accolés avant de se dire au revoir. (The two lovers had embraced before saying goodbye.)
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Après avoir gagné la course, le coureur s’est accolé à sa famille pour célébrer sa victoire. (After winning the race, the runner embraced his family to celebrate his victory.)
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Quand j’ai appris la nouvelle, je me suis accolé à mon ami pour le consoler. (When I heard the news, I embraced my friend to comfort him.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of accoler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eus accolé | J’eus accolé | I had joined |
tu | tu eus accolé | Tu eus accolé | You had joined |
il | il eut accolé | Il eut accolé | He had joined |
elle | elle eut accolé | Elle eut accolé | She had joined |
on | on eut accolé | On eut accolé | One had joined |
nous | nous eûmes accolé | Nous eûmes accolé | We had joined |
vous | vous eûtes accolé | Vous eûtes accolé | You had joined |
ils | ils eurent accolé | Ils eurent accolé | They had joined |
elles | elles eurent accolé | Elles eurent accolé | They had joined |
Other Conjugations for Accoler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb accoler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accoler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accoler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accoler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accoler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accoler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accoler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accoler (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accoler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accoler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accoler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accoler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accoler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accoler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accoler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accoler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accoler
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Accoler – 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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