Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aider
Introduction to the verb aider
The English translation of the French verb aider is “to help.” It is pronounced “eh-day.”
The word aider comes from the Latin word “adiutare,” meaning “to assist.” It is most often used in everyday French to express the action of helping someone or something.
In the Passé Antérieur tense, aider is used to talk about a specific action that was completed before another action in the past. It is formed by using the auxiliary verb avoir or être in the passé simple tense and adding the past participle of aider.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense, with the respective English translations:
- J’eus aidé mon frère avant qu’il ne parte. (I had helped my brother before he left.)
- Tu eus aidé ta mère à faire le ménage. (You had helped your mother with the housework.)
- Ils eurent aidé les victimes après l’accident. (They had helped the victims after the accident.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of aider
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse aidé | I had helped |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses aidé | You had helped |
il | il eût | Il eût aidé | He had helped |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût aidé | She had helped |
on | on eût | On eût aidé | One had helped |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes aidé | We had helped |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes aidé | You had helped |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent aidé | They had helped |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent aidé | They had helped |
Other Conjugations for Aider.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb aider
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aider
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aider
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aider
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aider
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aider
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aider
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aider (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aider
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aider
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aider
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aider
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aider
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aider
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aider
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aider
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aider
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Aider – 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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