Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accoucher
Introduction to the verb accoucher
The English translation of the French verb accoucher is “to give birth.” It is pronounced “ah-koo-shay.”
Accoucher comes from the Latin word “accucare,” meaning “to lie down,” and was originally used in the 16th century to refer to the act of lying down to give birth. It was later adapted into French as “accoucher,” which took on the more specific meaning of “to give birth.”
In everyday French, accoucher is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is used to indicate an action that occurred before another action in the past. It is formed using the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the passé simple tense, followed by the past participle of the main verb.
Here are three simple examples of accoucher in the Passé Antérieur tense, with their English translations:
- Elle eut accouché avant que le médecin n’arrive. (She had given birth before the doctor arrived.)
- Nous fûmes accouchés d’un garçon en 2010. (We had a boy in 2010.)
- Les femmes furent souvent accouchées à la maison avant l’avènement de la médecine moderne. (Women were often giving birth at home before the advent of modern medicine.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of accoucher
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eus | J’eus accouché | I had given birth |
tu | tu eus | Tu eus accouché | You had given birth |
il | il eut | Il eut accouché | He had given birth |
elle | elle eut | Elle eut accouché | She had given birth |
on | on eut | On eut accouché | One had given birth |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes accouché | We had given birth |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes accouché | You had given birth |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent accouché | They had given birth |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent accouché | They had given birth |
Other Conjugations for Accoucher.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb accoucher
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accoucher
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accoucher
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accoucher
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accoucher
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accoucher
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accoucher
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accoucher (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accoucher
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accoucher
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accoucher
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accoucher
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accoucher
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accoucher
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accoucher
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accoucher
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accoucher
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Accoucher – 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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