Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb asphyxier
Introduction to the verb asphyxier
The English translation of the French verb asphyxier is “to suffocate” or “to choke.” It is pronounced as “ahs-feek-see-ay” in its infinitive form.
The language origin of asphyxier can be traced back to the Greek word “asphyxia,” meaning “stopping of the pulse.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is used to talk about completed actions that happened before another past action.
Three simple examples of its usage in this tense are:
- J’ai asphyxié le serpent avant qu’il ne me morde. (I suffocated the snake before it could bite me.)
- Tu as asphyxié le feu en mettant un couvercle sur la casserole. (You choked the fire by putting a lid on the pot.)
- Il a asphyxié ses ennemis en coupant leur approvisionnement en eau. (He suffocated his enemies by cutting off their water supply.)
In each of these examples, the action of suffocating or choking has been completed in the past, before another action took place. In English, this tense is often translated using the auxiliary verb “had” followed by the past participle of the verb, as seen in the above translations.
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of asphyxier
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse asphyxié | I had asphyxiated |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses asphyxié | You had asphyxiated |
il | il eût | Il eût asphyxié | He had asphyxiated |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût asphyxié | She had asphyxiated |
on | on eût | On eût asphyxié | One had asphyxiated |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes asphyxié | We had asphyxiated |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes asphyxié | You had asphyxiated |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent asphyxié | They had asphyxiated |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent asphyxié | They had asphyxiated |
Other Conjugations for Asphyxier.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb asphyxier
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb asphyxier
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb asphyxier
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb asphyxier
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb asphyxier
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb asphyxier
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb asphyxier
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb asphyxier (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb asphyxier
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb asphyxier
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb asphyxier
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb asphyxier
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb asphyxier
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb asphyxier
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb asphyxier
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb asphyxier
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb asphyxier
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Asphyxier – 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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