Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apponter
Introduction to the verb apponter
The English translation of the French verb apponter is “to land on an aircraft carrier”. The infinitive form of apponter is pronounced as “a-po(n)-teh”.
The word “apponter” is a combination of the prefix “a-” which means “to” and the word “pont” meaning “deck” or “bridge”. It comes from the naval terminology used to describe the act of landing an aircraft on an aircraft carrier.
In everyday French, apponter is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is used to describe an action that occurred before another past action. It is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the passé simple tense followed by the past participle of the main verb.
Here are three examples of apponter in the Passé Antérieur tense with their English translations:
- Les pilotes avaient apponté l’avion avant que la tempête ne frappe. (The pilots had landed the plane before the storm hit.)
- Nous étions appontés sur le porte-avions lorsque l’alarme a retenti. (We had landed on the aircraft carrier when the alarm went off.)
- Les aviateurs ont apponté avec succès malgré les conditions météorologiques difficiles. (The aviators successfully landed despite the difficult weather conditions.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of apponter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eus | J’eus apponté | I had landed |
tu | tu eus | Tu eus apponté | You had landed |
il | il eut | Il eut apponté | He had landed |
elle | elle eut | Elle eut apponté | She had landed |
on | on eut | On eut apponté | One had landed |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes apponté | We had landed |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes apponté | You had landed |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent apponté | They had landed |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent apponté | They had landed |
Other Conjugations for Apponter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb apponter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apponter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apponter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apponter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apponter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apponter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apponter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apponter (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apponter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apponter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apponter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apponter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apponter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apponter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apponter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apponter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apponter
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Apponter – 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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