Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb annihiler
Introduction to the verb annihiler
The English translation of the French verb annihiler is “to annihilate.” The infinitive form is pronounced “ah-nee-ee-leh.”
Annihiler comes from the Latin word “annihilare,” meaning “to reduce to nothing.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is a compound past tense used to describe a completed action that happened before another past action.
Three simple examples of annihiler in the Passé Antérieur tense are:
- Les soldats ont annihilé l’armée ennemie. (The soldiers annihilated the enemy army.)
- La tempête a annihilé la ville côtière. (The storm annihilated the coastal town.)
- La décision du gouvernement a annihilé les espoirs des manifestants. (The government’s decision annihilated the hopes of the protesters.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of annihiler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse annihilé | I had annihilated |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses annihilé | You had annihilated |
il | il eût | Il eût annihilé | He had annihilated |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût annihilé | She had annihilated |
on | on eût | On eût annihilé | One had annihilated |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes annihilé | We had annihilated |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes annihilé | You had annihilated |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent annihilé | They had annihilated |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent annihilé | They had annihilated |
Other Conjugations for Annihiler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb annihiler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb annihiler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb annihiler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb annihiler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb annihiler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb annihiler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb annihiler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb annihiler (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb annihiler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb annihiler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb annihiler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb annihiler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb annihiler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb annihiler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb annihiler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb annihiler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb annihiler
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Annihiler – 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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