Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aluner
Introduction to the verb aluner
The English translation of the French verb aluner is “to lean” or “to tilt.” It is pronounced as “ah-loo-nay” in its infinitive form.
The word aluner comes from the Old French word “alener,” meaning “to support, sustain, or hold up.” It is most often used in everyday French to describe the action of leaning or tilting something or someone.
In the Passé Antérieur tense, which is the literary equivalent of the past perfect tense in English, aluner is used to describe a completed action that happened before another past action. Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense, with their respective English translations:
- Nous avions aluné le miroir avant de le fixer au mur. (We had tilted the mirror before fixing it on the wall.)
- Ils eurent aluné leur tête pour mieux entendre le bruit. (They had leaned their heads to hear the noise better.)
- Elle avait aluné sa chaise en arrière et était tombée. (She had leaned her chair back and fell.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of aluner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eus | J’eus aluné | I had taken in |
tu | tu eus | Tu eus aluné | You had taken in |
il | il eut | Il eut aluné | He had taken in |
elle | elle eut | Elle eut aluné | She had taken in |
on | on eut | On eut aluné | One had taken in |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes aluné | We had taken in |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes aluné | You had taken in |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent aluné | They had taken in |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent aluné | They had taken in |
Other Conjugations for Aluner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb aluner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aluner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aluner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aluner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aluner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aluner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aluner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aluner (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aluner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aluner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aluner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aluner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aluner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aluner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aluner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aluner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aluner
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Aluner – 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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