Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb additionner
Introduction to the verb additionner
The English translation of the French verb additionner is “to add.” It is pronounced “ah-dee-see-oh-nay.”
Additionner comes from the Latin word “additionem,” meaning “an addition or a sum.” It entered the French language in the 12th century.
In everyday French, additionner is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is the past tense of the past tense. It is used to describe an action that took place before another action in the past.
Three simple examples of additionner in the Passé Antérieur tense could be:
- J’ai additionné les chiffres avant de faire mes calculs. (I added the numbers before doing my calculations.)
- Tu as additionné les ingrédients avant de les mettre dans le plat. (You added the ingredients before putting them in the dish.)
- Ils ont additionné les heures de travail pour la semaine précédente. (They added the hours of work for the previous week.)
The respective English translations are:
- I had added the numbers before doing my calculations.
- You had added the ingredients before putting them in the dish.
- They had added the hours of work for the previous week.
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of additionner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse additionné | I had added |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses additionné | You had added |
il | il eût | Il eût additionné | He had added |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût additionné | She had added |
on | on eût | On eût additionné | One had added |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes additionné | We had added |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes additionné | You had added |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent additionné | They had added |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent additionné | They had added |
Other Conjugations for Additionner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb additionner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb additionner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb additionner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb additionner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb additionner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb additionner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb additionner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb additionner (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb additionner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb additionner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb additionner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb additionner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb additionner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb additionner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb additionner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb additionner
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Additionner – 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)
Summary
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