Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aliéner
Introduction to the verb aliéner
The English translation of the French verb aliéner is “to alienate” or “to transfer ownership”.
Pronunciation of the infinitive form of aliéner is “ah-lee-eh-neh”.
The verb aliéner comes from the Latin word alienare, meaning “to make others foreign”. It was first used in the French language in the 16th century.
In everyday French, the verb aliéner is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is used to express an action that occurred 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 aliéner, which is “aliéné”.
Here are three examples of its usage in the Passé Antérieur tense:
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Il eut aliéné sa propriété avant de partir en voyage.
He had alienated his property before leaving on a trip. -
Nous fûmes aliénés de nos terres après la guerre.
We had alienated our lands after the war. -
Elle eut aliéné son héritage pour financer ses études.
She had alienated her inheritance to finance her studies.
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of aliéner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse aliéné | I had alienated |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses aliéné | You had alienated |
il | il eût | Il eût aliéné | He had alienated |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût aliéné | She had alienated |
on | on eût | On eût aliéné | One had alienated |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes aliéné | We had alienated |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes aliéné | You had alienated |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent aliéné | They had alienated |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent aliéné | They had alienated |
Other Conjugations for Aliéner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb aliéner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aliéner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aliéner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aliéner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aliéner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aliéner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aliéner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aliéner (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aliéner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aliéner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aliéner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aliéner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aliéner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aliéner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aliéner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aliéner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aliéner
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Aliéner – 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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