Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assécher
Introduction to the verb assécher
The English translation of the French verb assécher is “to dry up” or “to drain”. It is pronounced as “ah-seh-shay”.
Assécher comes from the Latin word “siccāre”, which means “to dry”. It first appeared in the French language in the 15th century.
In everyday French, assécher is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is a compound past tense used to talk about completed actions that occurred before another past action. It is formed with the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the Imparfait tense and the past participle of the main verb.
Examples of assécher in the Passé Antérieur tense:
- J’avais asséché le lac avant que la tempête n’arrive. (I had dried up the lake before the storm arrived.)
- Les agriculteurs avaient déjà asséché les marais avant d’y cultiver leurs terres. (The farmers had already drained the marshes before cultivating their lands.)
- Elle était partie à la recherche d’eau après avoir asséché la bouteille. (She had left to look for water after draining the bottle.)
Overall, assécher is often used in the Passé Antérieur tense to talk about actions that were completed before a past event or action.
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of assécher
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse asséché | I had dried up |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses asséché | You had dried up |
il | il eût | Il eût asséché | He had dried up |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût asséché | She had dried up |
on | on eût | On eût asséché | One had dried up |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes asséché | We had dried up |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes asséché | You had dried up |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent asséché | They had dried up |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent asséché | They had dried up |
Other Conjugations for Assécher.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb assécher
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assécher
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assécher
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assécher
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assécher
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assécher
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assécher
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assécher (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assécher
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assécher
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assécher
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assécher
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assécher
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assécher
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assécher
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assécher
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assécher
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Assécher – 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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