Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adopter
Introduction to the verb adopter
The English translation of the French verb adopter is “to adopt.” It is pronounced “ah-dop-tay” in the infinitive form.
The word adopter comes from the Latin word “adoptare,” meaning “to choose or take for oneself.” It entered the French language in the 13th century.
In everyday French, adopter is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is a past tense used to express an action that occurred before another past action. It is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the passé simple tense, followed by the past participle of the verb.
Three simple examples of adopter in the Passé Antérieur tense are:
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J’eus adopté un chien avant que mes enfants ne naissent.
Translation: I had adopted a dog before my children were born. -
Tu eus adopté une nouvelle façon de travailler après le changement de direction.
Translation: You had adopted a new way of working after the change in management. -
Ils eurent adopté une stratégie différente avant que la crise n’arrive.
Translation: They had adopted a different strategy before the crisis arrived.
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of adopter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse adopté | I had adopted |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses adopté | You had adopted |
il | il eût | Il eût adopté | He had adopted |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût adopté | She had adopted |
on | on eût | On eût adopté | One had adopted |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes adopté | We had adopted |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes adopté | You had adopted |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent adopté | They had adopted |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent adopté | They had adopted |
Other Conjugations for Adopter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb adopter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adopter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adopter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adopter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adopter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adopter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adopter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adopter (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adopter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adopter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adopter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adopter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adopter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adopter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adopter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adopter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adopter
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Adopter – 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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