Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accouer
Introduction to the verb accouer
The English translation of the French verb accouer is “to dock” or “to moor.” It is pronounced as “ah-koo-ay.”
The language origin of accouer can be traced back to the Old French word “acouer,” which means “to bring close” or “to draw near.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is the past perfect tense in English. This tense is used to describe a completed action that happened before another past action.
Here are three simple examples of accouer used in the Passé Antérieur tense, with their respective English translations:
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Nous avions accoué le bateau avant qu’il ne commence à pleuvoir.
(We had docked the boat before it started to rain.) -
Vous aviez accoué le navire avant de partir en vacances.
(You had moored the ship before leaving for vacation.) -
Les marins avaient accoué le voilier dans le port avant que la tempête n’éclate.
(The sailors had docked the sailboat in the harbor before the storm broke out.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of accouer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eus | J’eus accouru | I had rushed |
tu | tu eus | Tu eus accouru | You had rushed |
il | il eut | Il eut accouru | He had rushed |
elle | elle eut | Elle eut accouru | She had rushed |
on | on eut | On eut accouru | One had rushed |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes accouru | We had rushed |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes accouru | You had rushed |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent accouru | They had rushed |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent accouru | They had rushed |
Other Conjugations for Accouer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb accouer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accouer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accouer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accouer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accouer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accouer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accouer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accouer (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accouer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accouer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accouer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accouer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accouer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accouer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accouer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accouer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accouer
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Accouer – 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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