Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aligner
Introduction to the verb aligner
The English translation of the French verb aligner is “to align.” It is pronounced “ah-lin-ye.”
The word “aligner” comes from the Latin word “alineare,” meaning “to put in a line.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is used to talk about past events that happened before another past event.
Examples of aligner in the Passé Antérieur tense:
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J’ai aligné les chaises avant que les invités n’arrivent. (I aligned the chairs before the guests arrived.)
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Il avait aligné ses jouets avant que sa mère ne le gronde. (He had aligned his toys before his mother scolded him.)
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Nous avions aligné nos arguments avant que le débat ne commence. (We had aligned our arguments before the debate began.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of aligner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eus | J’eus aligné | I aligned |
tu | tu eus | Tu eus aligné | You aligned |
il | il eut | Il eut aligné | He aligned |
elle | elle eut | Elle eut aligné | She aligned |
on | on eut | On eut aligné | One aligned |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes aligné | We aligned |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes aligné | You aligned |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent aligné | They aligned |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent aligné | They aligned |
Other Conjugations for Aligner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb aligner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aligner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aligner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aligner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aligner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aligner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aligner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aligner (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aligner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aligner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aligner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aligner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aligner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aligner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aligner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aligner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aligner
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Aligner – 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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