Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alléger
Introduction to the verb alléger
The English translation of the French verb alléger is “to lighten” or “to alleviate.” It is pronounced as “ah-leh-zhay.”
The verb alléger comes from the Latin word “levigare” which means “to smooth” or “to lighten.” In everyday French, it is most commonly used to refer to lessening the weight or burden of something, or to make something easier or more manageable.
In the Passé Antérieur tense, alléger is conjugated as “j’eus allégé,” “tu eus allégé,” “il/elle eut allégé,” “nous eûmes allégé,” “vous eûtes allégé,” “ils/elles eurent allégé.” This tense is used to talk about actions that were completed in the past before another action.
Example 1: J’eus allégé mes bagages avant de prendre le train. (I had lightened my luggage before taking the train.)
Example 2: Nous eûmes allégé notre charge de travail avant les vacances. (We had lightened our workload before the holidays.)
Example 3: Ils eurent allégé la douleur du patient avant l’opération. (They had alleviated the patient’s pain before the surgery.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of alléger
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eus | J’eus allégé | I had lightened |
tu | tu eus | Tu eus allégé | You had lightened |
il | il eut | Il eut allégé | He had lightened |
elle | elle eut | Elle eut allégé | She had lightened |
on | on eut | On eut allégé | One had lightened |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes allégé | We had lightened |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes allégé | You had lightened |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent allégé | They had lightened |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent allégé | They had lightened |
Other Conjugations for Alléger.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb alléger
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alléger
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alléger
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alléger
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alléger
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alléger
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alléger
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alléger (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alléger
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alléger
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alléger
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alléger
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alléger
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alléger
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alléger
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alléger
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alléger
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Alléger – 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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