Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acheter
Introduction to the verb acheter
The French verb “acheter” means “to buy” in English. It is pronounced “ah-shuh-tay” in its infinitive form.
The language origin of “acheter” can be traced back to the Latin word “accapare”, meaning “to take possession of”. It entered the French language in the 12th century from the Old French word “achater”, which had a similar meaning.
In everyday French, “acheter” is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is a past tense used to describe actions that were completed before another past action. It is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the Imparfait tense followed by the past participle of “acheter”.
Three simple examples of “acheter” in the Passé Antérieur tense, with their English translations, are:
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J’avais acheté un cadeau pour mon ami avant qu’il n’arrive. (I had bought a gift for my friend before he arrived.)
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Elle fut ravie quand elle eut acheté sa maison de rêve. (She was thrilled when she had bought her dream house.)
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Nous étions déjà partis quand ils eurent acheté les billets pour le concert. (We had already left when they had bought the tickets for the concert.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of acheter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse acheté | I had bought |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses acheté | You had bought |
il | il eût | Il eût acheté | He had bought |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût acheté | She had bought |
on | on eût | On eût acheté | One had bought |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes acheté | We had bought |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes acheté | You had bought |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent acheté | They had bought |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent acheté | They had bought |
Other Conjugations for Acheter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb acheter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acheter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acheter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acheter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acheter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acheter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acheter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acheter (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acheter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acheter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acheter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acheter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acheter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acheter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acheter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acheter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acheter
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Acheter – 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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