Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alerter
Introduction to the verb alerter
English translation: to alert, to warn
Pronunciation: ah-layr-teh
Language origin: Alerter comes from the Latin verb alertare, meaning “to watch over, to be watchful.” It entered the French language in the 16th century and has been used in its current form since the 19th century.
Usage in Passé Antérieur tense: In Passé Antérieur tense, alerter is used to talk about actions that were completed before another past action.
Examples:
- Les voisins avaient alerté les pompiers avant que l’incendie ne se propage. (The neighbors had alerted the firefighters before the fire spread.)
- J’avais alerté mon patron de mon absence avant de partir en vacances. (I had warned my boss about my absence before leaving for vacation.)
- Les médias avaient alerté la population de la tempête imminente. (The media had warned the population about the incoming storm.)
English translations:
- The neighbors had alerted the firefighters before the fire spread.
- I had warned my boss about my absence before leaving for vacation.
- The media had warned the population about the incoming storm.
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of alerter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eus | J’eus alerté | I alerted |
tu | tu eus | Tu eus alerté | You alerted |
il | il eut | Il eut alerté | He alerted |
elle | elle eut | Elle eut alerté | She alerted |
on | on eut | On eut alerté | One alerted |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes alerté | We alerted |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes alerté | You alerted |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent alerté | They alerted |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent alerté | They alerted |
Other Conjugations for Alerter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb alerter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alerter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alerter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alerter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alerter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alerter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alerter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alerter (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alerter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alerter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alerter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alerter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alerter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alerter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alerter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alerter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alerter
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Alerter – 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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