Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assassiner
Introduction to the verb assassiner
The English translation of the French verb assassiner is “to assassinate.” It is pronounced as “ah-sah-see-nay.”
The language origin of assassiner can be traced back to the Latin word “assassinare,” which means “to kill.”
In everyday French, assassiner is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense to describe an action that was completed in the past before another action occurred. This tense is commonly used in written French, particularly in historical and literary contexts.
Here are three simple examples of assassiner being used in the Passé Antérieur tense, along with their English translations:
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Jeanne d’Arc eut été assassinée par les Anglais avant de devenir une icône française. (Joan of Arc had been assassinated by the English before becoming a French icon.)
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Le président Kennedy eut été assassiné à Dallas en 1963. (President Kennedy had been assassinated in Dallas in 1963.)
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Le dictateur fut assassiné par son propre garde du corps dans un complot. (The dictator was assassinated by his own bodyguard in a plot.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of assassiner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse assassiné | I had assassinated |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses assassiné | You had assassinated |
il | il eût | Il eût assassiné | He had assassinated |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût assassiné | She had assassinated |
on | on eût | On eût assassiné | One had assassinated |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes assassiné | We had assassinated |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes assassiné | You had assassinated |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent assassiné | They had assassinated |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent assassiné | They had assassinated |
Other Conjugations for Assassiner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb assassiner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assassiner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assassiner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assassiner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assassiner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assassiner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assassiner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assassiner (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assassiner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assassiner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assassiner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assassiner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assassiner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assassiner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assassiner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assassiner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assassiner
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Assassiner – 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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