Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assigner
Introduction to the verb assigner
The English translation of the French verb assigner is “to assign” or “to allocate.” It is pronounced “ah-see-nyay.”
The origin of the verb assigner can be traced back to the Latin word “assignare,” meaning “to mark out” or “to assign.” It entered the French language in the 14th century and has since evolved to its current form.
In everyday French, assigner is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is the past perfect tense in English. This tense is used to describe an action that occurred before another past action, and is usually translated with “had” + past participle in English.
Here are three simple examples of assigner in the Passé Antérieur tense, along with their English translations:
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J’avais assigné les tâches avant de partir en vacances. (I had assigned the tasks before leaving on vacation.)
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Vous aviez assigné des places pour le spectacle. (You had allocated seats for the show.)
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Ils avaient assigné un budget pour le projet. (They had assigned a budget for the project.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of assigner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse assigné | I had assigned |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses assigné | You had assigned |
il | il eût | Il eût assigné | He had assigned |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût assigné | She had assigned |
on | on eût | On eût assigné | One had assigned |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes assigné | We had assigned |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes assigné | You had assigned |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent assigné | They had assigned |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent assigné | They had assigned |
Other Conjugations for Assigner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb assigner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assigner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assigner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assigner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assigner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assigner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assigner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assigner (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assigner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assigner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assigner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assigner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assigner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assigner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assigner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assigner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assigner
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Assigner – 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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