Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb allier
Introduction to the verb allier
The English translation of the French verb allier is “to ally” or “to unite.” The infinitive form is pronounced as ah-lee-ay.
The word allier comes from the Latin verb “alligare” meaning “to bind together.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is a compound past tense used to describe an action that occurred before another past action.
Examples of allier in the Passé Antérieur tense are:
- Ils s’étaient alliés pour combattre l’ennemi. (They had allied themselves to fight the enemy.)
- Elle avait allié ses forces à celles de son frère pour réussir. (She had united her forces with her brother’s to succeed.)
- J’avais allié mes intérêts avec les leurs pour obtenir un meilleur résultat. (I had allied my interests with theirs to obtain a better outcome.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of allier
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eus | J’eus allié | I had allied |
tu | tu eus | Tu eus allié | You had allied |
il | il eut | Il eut allié | He had allied |
elle | elle eut | Elle eut allié | She had allied |
on | on eut | On eut allié | One had allied |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes allié | We had allied |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes allié | You had allied |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent allié | They had allied |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent allié | They had allied |
Other Conjugations for Allier.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb allier
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb allier
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb allier
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb allier
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb allier
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb allier
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb allier
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb allier (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb allier
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb allier
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb allier
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb allier
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb allier
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb allier
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb allier
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb allier
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb allier
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Allier – 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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