Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb achopper
Introduction to the verb achopper
The English translation of the French verb achopper is “to stumble” or “to trip”. The infinitive form is pronounced “ah-sho-pay”.
The word achopper comes from the Old French word “achoper”, which is derived from the Latin word “capere” meaning “to take”. In everyday French, it is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is the literary past tense used to express actions that happened before another past action. It is rarely used in spoken French.
Some examples of its usage in the Passé Antérieur tense are:
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Je me suis achoppé sur une pierre et je suis tombé. (I stumbled on a stone and fell down.)
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Le cheval a achoppé sur une branche et son cavalier est tombé. (The horse tripped on a branch and its rider fell down.)
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Nous nous sommes achoppés sur le tapis et nous sommes tombés ensemble. (We stumbled on the rug and fell down together.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of achopper
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eus | J’eus achoppé | I stumbled |
tu | tu eus | Tu eus achoppé | You stumbled |
il | il eut | Il eut achoppé | He stumbled |
elle | elle eut | Elle eut achoppé | She stumbled |
on | on eut | On eut achoppé | One stumbled |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes achoppé | We stumbled |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes achoppé | You stumbled |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent achoppé | They stumbled |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent achoppé | They stumbled |
Other Conjugations for Achopper.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb achopper
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb achopper
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb achopper
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb achopper
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb achopper
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb achopper
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb achopper
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb achopper (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb achopper
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb achopper
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb achopper
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb achopper
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb achopper
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb achopper
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb achopper
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb achopper
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb achopper
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Achopper – 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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