Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alléguer
Introduction to the verb alléguer
The English translation of the French verb alléguer is “to allege” or “to state” in a legal context. It can also mean “to claim” or “to cite” in a general sense.
The infinitive form of alléguer is pronounced as “a-le-gue”.
The word alléguer comes from the Latin word “allegare” which means “to cite” or “to allege”. It entered the French language in the 13th century and has been in use since then.
In everyday French, alléguer is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is the literary past tense and is used to express an action that occurred before another action or event in the past.
Here are three examples of alléguer in the Passé Antérieur tense with their respective English translations:
- Les avocats ont allégué des preuves irréfutables lors du procès. (The lawyers alleged irrefutable evidence during the trial.)
- J’ai allégué mon manque de temps pour ne pas assister à la réunion. (I alleged my lack of time to not attend the meeting.)
- Elle a allégué des raisons personnelles pour justifier son absence à la fête. (She alleged personal reasons to justify her absence at the party.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of alléguer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse allégué | I had alleged |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses allégué | You had alleged |
il | il eût | Il eût allégué | He had alleged |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût allégué | She had alleged |
on | on eût | On eût allégué | One had alleged |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes allégué | We had alleged |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes allégué | You had alleged |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent allégué | They had alleged |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent allégué | They had alleged |
Other Conjugations for Alléguer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb alléguer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alléguer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alléguer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alléguer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alléguer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alléguer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alléguer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alléguer (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alléguer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alléguer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alléguer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alléguer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alléguer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alléguer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alléguer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alléguer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alléguer
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Alléguer – 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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