Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assiéger
Introduction to the verb assiéger
The English translation of the French verb assiéger is “to besiege”. The infinitive form is pronounced as /a.sje.ʒe/.
The word assiéger comes from the Old French word “assegier”, which means “to besiege” or “to watch closely”. It is derived from the Latin word “sedere”, which means “to sit”.
In everyday French, assiéger is often used in the Passé Antérieur tense to describe a completed action that happened before another past action. It is typically used in written or formal language.
Here are three examples of its usage in the Passé Antérieur tense with their English translations:
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La ville fut assiégée pendant deux ans avant de tomber aux mains des ennemis. (The city was besieged for two years before falling into the hands of the enemies.)
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Nous eûmes fini le projet avant que le délai ne fut assiégé. (We had finished the project before the deadline was besieged.)
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Les soldats avaient assiégé le château lorsque le roi arriva avec ses renforts. (The soldiers had besieged the castle when the king arrived with his reinforcements.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of assiéger
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse assiégé | I had besieged |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses assiégé | You had besieged |
il | il eût | Il eût assiégé | He had besieged |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût assiégé | She had besieged |
on | on eût | On eût assiégé | One had besieged |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes assiégé | We had besieged |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes assiégé | You had besieged |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent assiégé | They had besieged |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent assiégé | They had besieged |
Other Conjugations for Assiéger.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb assiéger
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assiéger
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assiéger
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assiéger
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assiéger
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assiéger
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assiéger
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assiéger (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assiéger
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assiéger
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assiéger
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assiéger
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assiéger
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assiéger
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assiéger
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assiéger
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assiéger
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Assiéger – 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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