Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb allaiter
Introduction to the verb allaiter
The English translation of the French verb allaiter is “to breastfeed.” It is pronounced “ah-yeh-tay.”
The word allaiter comes from the Latin verb “alere” which means “to nourish.” It first appeared in French in the 12th century.
In everyday French, allaiter is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is a literary past tense used to describe an action that happened before another action in the past.
Example 1: Elle eut allaité son bébé avant de partir travailler.
English translation: She had breastfed her baby before leaving for work.
Example 2: Nous eûmes allaité nos enfants pendant des mois.
English translation: We had breastfed our children for months.
Example 3: Ils eurent allaité leur nouveau-né pendant une heure avant de le mettre au lit.
English translation: They had breastfed their newborn for an hour before putting him to bed.
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of allaiter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eus | J’eus allaité | I had breastfed |
tu | tu eus | Tu eus allaité | You had breastfed |
il | il eut | Il eut allaité | He had breastfed |
elle | elle eut | Elle eut allaité | She had breastfed |
on | on eut | On eut allaité | One had breastfed |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes allaité | We had breastfed |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes allaité | You had breastfed |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent allaité | They had breastfed |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent allaité | They had breastfed |
Other Conjugations for Allaiter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb allaiter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb allaiter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb allaiter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb allaiter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb allaiter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb allaiter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb allaiter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb allaiter (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb allaiter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb allaiter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb allaiter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb allaiter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb allaiter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb allaiter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb allaiter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb allaiter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb allaiter
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Allaiter – 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)
Summary
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