Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aliter
Introduction to the verb aliter
The English translation of the French verb aliter is “to alter” or “to change.” It is pronounced “al-ee-tay.”
Aliter comes from the Latin word “alterare,” meaning “to change” or “to alter.” It is most often used in every day French in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is used to talk about actions that were completed before another past action.
Examples:
- J’ai alité mon travail avant de partir en vacances. (I altered my work before leaving on vacation.)
- Elle avait alité ses plans pour le week-end lorsque sa mère est arrivée. (She had changed her plans for the weekend when her mother arrived.)
- Nous avons alité notre réservation d’hôtel en dernière minute. (We changed our hotel reservation at the last minute.)
English translations:
- I altered my work before leaving on vacation.
- She had changed her plans for the weekend when her mother arrived.
- We changed our hotel reservation at the last minute.
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of aliter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eus | J’eus alité | I had lain down |
tu | tu eus | Tu eus alité | You had lain down |
il | il eut | Il eut alité | He had lain down |
elle | elle eut | Elle eut alité | She had lain down |
on | on eut | On eut alité | One had lain down |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes alité | We had lain down |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes alité | You had lain down |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent alité | They had lain down |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent alité | They had lain down |
Other Conjugations for Aliter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb aliter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aliter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aliter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aliter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aliter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aliter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aliter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aliter (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aliter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aliter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aliter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aliter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aliter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aliter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aliter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aliter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aliter
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Aliter – 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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