Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accréter
Introduction to the verb accréter
The English translation of the French verb accréter is “to accrete” or “to grow by accumulation.” The infinitive form of accréter is pronounced as “ah-kreh-teh.”
The word accréter comes from the Latin word “accretus,” meaning “to grow together” or “to add to.” It is most commonly used in scientific and technical contexts, such as in geology and biology, to describe the process of gradual growth or accumulation.
In everyday French, accréter is often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is a literary tense used to express an action that occurred before another action in the past. This tense is formed by combining the passé simple form of the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” with the past participle of the main verb.
Here are three simple examples of accréter used in the Passé Antérieur tense:
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Les sédiments se sont accrétés au fond de la rivière. (The sediments accreted at the bottom of the river.)
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Les os de l’oiseau se sont accrétés au fil des années. (The bird’s bones accreted over the years.)
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Les glaciers se sont accrétés pendant des milliers d’années. (The glaciers accreted for thousands of years.)
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The sediments accreted at the bottom of the river.
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The bird’s bones accreted over the years.
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The glaciers accreted for thousands of years.
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of accréter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eus accreté | J’eus accreté | I had grown |
tu | tu eus accreté | Tu eus accreté | You had grown |
il | il eut accreté | Il eut accreté | He had grown |
elle | elle eut accreté | Elle eut accreté | She had grown |
on | on eut accreté | On eut accreté | One had grown |
nous | nous eûmes accreté | Nous eûmes accreté | We had grown |
vous | vous eûtes accreté | Vous eûtes accreté | You had grown |
ils | ils eurent accreté | Ils eurent accreté | They had grown |
elles | elles eurent accreté | Elles eurent accreté | They had grown |
Other Conjugations for Accréter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb accréter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accréter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accréter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accréter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accréter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accréter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accréter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accréter (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accréter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accréter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accréter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accréter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accréter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accréter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accréter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accréter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accréter
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Accréter – 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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