Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assener
Introduction to the verb assener
The English translation of the French verb assener is “to strike” or “to hit.” It is pronounced as “uh-seh-nay.”
The origin of the verb assener can be traced back to the Latin word “ad-senare” which means “to strike.” In modern French, it is primarily used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is the literary past tense and is often used in literature and formal writing.
Examples of assener in the Passé Antérieur tense:
- Il assena un coup de poing au visage de son adversaire. (He struck a punch to his opponent’s face.)
- Elle assena un coup de couteau à son agresseur pour se défendre. (She struck a knife blow at her attacker to defend herself.)
- Ils assenèrent une lourde peine à l’homme coupable de meurtre. (They dealt a heavy punishment to the man guilty of murder.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of assener
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eus asséné | J’eus asséné un coup | I had dealt a blow |
tu | tu eus asséné | Tu eus asséné un coup | You had dealt a blow |
il | il eut asséné | Il eut asséné un coup | He had dealt a blow |
elle | elle eut asséné | Elle eut asséné un coup | She had dealt a blow |
on | on eut asséné | On eut asséné un coup | One had dealt a blow |
nous | nous eûmes asséné | Nous eûmes asséné un coup | We had dealt a blow |
vous | vous eûtes asséné | Vous eûtes asséné un coup | You had dealt a blow |
ils | ils eurent asséné | Ils eurent asséné un coup | They had dealt a blow |
elles | elles eurent asséné | Elles eurent asséné un coup | They had dealt a blow |
Other Conjugations for Assener.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb assener
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assener
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assener
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assener
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assener
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assener
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assener
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assener (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assener
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assener
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assener
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assener
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assener
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assener
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assener
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assener
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assener
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Assener – 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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