Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ailler
Introduction to the verb ailler
The English translation of the French verb ailler is “to go”. It is pronounced “ah-yay”.
The origin of ailler can be traced back to the Latin word “agere” which also means “to go”. In everyday French, ailler is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is a literary past tense used to describe an action that occurred before another past action.
Example 1: J’eus aillé au marché avant d’aller au travail. (I had gone to the market before going to work.)
Example 2: Les invités furent surpris que nous eussions aillé à la plage sans eux. (The guests were surprised that we had gone to the beach without them.)
Example 3: Elle eut aillé en voyage avant de rentrer chez elle. (She had gone on a trip before returning home.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of ailler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse aillé | I had gone |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses aillé | You had gone |
il | il eût | Il eût aillé | He had gone |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût aillé | She had gone |
on | on eût | On eût aillé | One had gone |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes aillé | We had gone |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes aillé | You had gone |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent aillé | They had gone |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent aillé | They had gone |
Other Conjugations for Ailler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb ailler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ailler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ailler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ailler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ailler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ailler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ailler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ailler (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ailler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ailler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ailler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ailler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ailler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ailler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ailler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ailler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ailler
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Ailler – 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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