Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb activer
Introduction to the verb activer
The English translation of activer is “to activate” or “to turn on.” It is pronounced as “ak-tee-vay” in its infinitive form.
The verb activer comes from the Latin word “activare,” which means “to make active.” It first appeared in French in the 15th century and has its roots in the Latin word “actus,” meaning “to do” or “to act.”
In everyday French, activer is most often used as a transitive verb, meaning it requires a direct object. It is commonly used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is the past tense used to talk about completed actions that happened before another past action. This tense is often used in storytelling or historical narration.
Here are three examples of activer in the Passé Antérieur tense with their respective English translations:
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Les scientifiques avaient activé la machine avant l’explosion.
(The scientists had activated the machine before the explosion.) -
J’avais activé mon téléphone pour appeler ma mère.
(I had turned on my phone to call my mother.) -
Quand nous sommes arrivés, ils avaient déjà activé le système de sécurité.
(When we arrived, they had already activated the security system.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of activer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eus | J’eus activé | I activated |
tu | tu eus | Tu eus activé | You activated |
il | il eut | Il eut activé | He activated |
elle | elle eut | Elle eut activé | She activated |
on | on eut | On eut activé | One activated |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes activé | We activated |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes activé | You activated |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent activé | They activated |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent activé | They activated |
Other Conjugations for Activer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb activer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb activer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb activer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb activer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb activer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb activer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb activer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb activer (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb activer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb activer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb activer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb activer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb activer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb activer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb activer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb activer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb activer
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Activer – 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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