Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adapter
Introduction to the verb adapter
The English translation of the French verb adapter is “to adapt.” It is pronounced “ah-dap-teh.”
The word adapter comes from the Latin word “adaptare,” meaning “to adjust.” In everyday French, it is most often used as a reflexive verb, “s’adapter,” which means “to adapt oneself.” It is commonly used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is used to indicate completed actions in the past that occurred before another action in the past.
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J’avais déjà adapté mes compétences avant de chercher un nouvel emploi.
English translation: I had already adapted my skills before looking for a new job. -
Quand tu es arrivé en France, tu t’étais adapté à la culture en un rien de temps.
English translation: When you arrived in France, you had adapted to the culture in no time. -
Les voyageurs s’étaient adaptés à l’altitude avant d’atteindre le sommet de la montagne.
English translation: The travelers had adapted to the altitude before reaching the top of the mountain.
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of adapter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eus | J’eus adapté | I had adapted |
tu | tu eus | Tu eus adapté | You had adapted |
il | il eut | Il eut adapté | He had adapted |
elle | elle eut | Elle eut adapté | She had adapted |
on | on eut | On eut adapté | One had adapted |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes adapté | We had adapted |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes adapté | You had adapted |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent adapté | They had adapted |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent adapté | They had adapted |
Other Conjugations for Adapter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb adapter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adapter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adapter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adapter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adapter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adapter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adapter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adapter (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adapter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adapter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adapter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adapter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adapter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adapter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adapter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adapter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adapter
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Adapter – 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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