Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arracher
Introduction to the verb arracher
The English translation of the French verb arracher is “to pull out” or “to uproot.” The infinitive form is pronounced “ah-ra-shay.”
The word arracher comes from the Latin word “arripere,” meaning “to seize” or “to carry off.” It entered the French language in the 13th century and has since evolved to also mean “to tear” or “to snatch.”
In everyday French, the Passé Antérieur tense is used to talk about an action that occurred before another action in the past. 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 arracher used in the Passé Antérieur tense, with their English translations:
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J’ai arraché les mauvaises herbes avant de planter les fleurs.
(I pulled out the weeds before planting the flowers.) -
Elle avait arraché le papier peint pour rénover la pièce.
(She had torn off the wallpaper to renovate the room.) -
Les manifestants avaient arraché les affiches du gouvernement.
(The protesters had ripped off the government posters.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of arracher
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse arraché | I had pulled |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses arraché | You had pulled |
il | il eût | Il eût arraché | He had pulled |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût arraché | She had pulled |
on | on eût | On eût arraché | One had pulled |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes arraché | We had pulled |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes arraché | You had pulled |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent arraché | They had pulled |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent arraché | They had pulled |
Other Conjugations for Arracher.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb arracher
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arracher
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arracher
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arracher
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arracher
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arracher
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arracher
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arracher (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arracher
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arracher
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arracher
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arracher
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arracher
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arracher
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arracher
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arracher
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arracher
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Arracher – 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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