Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adosser
Introduction to the verb adosser
The English translation of the French verb adosser is “to lean against” or “to support against”. The infinitive form of adosser is pronounced “ah-doh-say”.
The word adosser comes from the Old French term “ados” meaning “back” or “hindquarters”. It is most often used in everyday French in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is a compound tense used to talk about completed actions in the past.
Three simple examples of adosser in the Passé Antérieur tense, with their respective English translations, are:
- J’adossai mon vélo contre le mur. (I leaned my bike against the wall.)
- Il adossa sa tête sur mon épaule. (He rested his head against my shoulder.)
- Les travailleurs ont adossé leurs revendications au gouvernement. (The workers backed their demands against the government.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of adosser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eus | J’eus adossé | I had leaned against |
tu | tu eus | Tu eus adossé | You had leaned against |
il | il eut | Il eut adossé | He had leaned against |
elle | elle eut | Elle eut adossé | She had leaned against |
on | on eut | On eut adossé | One had leaned against |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes adossé | We had leaned against |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes adossé | You had leaned against |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent adossé | They had leaned against |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent adossé | They had leaned against |
Other Conjugations for Adosser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb adosser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adosser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adosser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adosser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adosser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adosser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adosser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adosser (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adosser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adosser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adosser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adosser
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adosser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adosser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adosser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adosser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adosser
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Adosser – 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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