Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accoster
Introduction to the verb accoster
The English translation of the French verb accoster is “to accost” or “to approach.” The infinitive form is pronounced “ah-kos-tay.”
Accoster comes from the Old French word “acoster” which means “to approach” or “to land.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is a past tense that expresses an action that occurred before another past action.
Here are three examples of accoster in the Passé Antérieur tense with their English translations:
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J’ai accosté le navire avant qu’il ne soit parti. (I had approached the ship before it left.)
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Nous avons accosté le voisin pour lui demander un peu de sucre. (We had accosted the neighbor to ask for some sugar.)
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Vous avez accosté cette personne dans la rue hier soir. (You had accosted that person on the street last night.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of accoster
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse accosté | I had approached |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses accosté | You had approached |
il | il eût | Il eût accosté | He had approached |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût accosté | She had approached |
on | on eût | On eût accosté | One had approached |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes accosté | We had approached |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes accosté | You had approached |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent accosté | They had approached |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent accosté | They had approached |
Other Conjugations for Accoster.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb accoster
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accoster
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accoster
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accoster
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accoster
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accoster
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accoster
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accoster (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accoster
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accoster
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accoster
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accoster
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accoster
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accoster
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accoster
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accoster
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accoster
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Accoster – 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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