Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb actionner
Introduction to the verb actionner
The English translation of the French verb actionner is “to activate” or “to operate.” It is pronounced “ak-see-oh-nay.”
The origin of the word actionner can be traced back to the Latin word “actio,” meaning “action” or “movement.”
In everyday French, actionner is often used in the Passé Antérieur tense to describe an action that took place before another action in the past. This tense is used to indicate a completed action that occurred before another one.
Examples:
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J’ai actionné l’interrupteur avant que la lumière ne s’allume. (I activated the switch before the light turned on.)
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Les pompiers ont actionné les sirènes dès qu’ils ont vu la fumée. (The firefighters activated the sirens as soon as they saw the smoke.)
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L’équipe a actionné le plan d’urgence dès que l’alarme a retenti. (The team activated the emergency plan as soon as the alarm went off.)
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I activated the switch before the light turned on.
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The firefighters activated the sirens as soon as they saw the smoke.
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The team activated the emergency plan as soon as the alarm went off.
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of actionner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse actionné | I had activated |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses actionné | You had activated |
il | il eût | Il eût actionné | He had activated |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût actionné | She had activated |
on | on eût | On eût actionné | One had activated |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes actionné | We had activated |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes actionné | You had activated |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent actionné | They had activated |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent actionné | They had activated |
Other Conjugations for Actionner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb actionner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb actionner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb actionner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb actionner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb actionner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb actionner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb actionner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb actionner (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb actionner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb actionner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb actionner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb actionner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb actionner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb actionner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb actionner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb actionner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb actionner
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Actionner – 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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