Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attabler
Introduction to the verb attabler
The English translation of the French verb attabler is “to sit at the table” or “to have a meal together.” The infinitive form, “attabler,” is pronounced “ah-tah-blair.”
The word “attabler” comes from the Old French word “tabeler,” which means “to lay a table.” This ultimately derives from the Latin word “tabula,” meaning “table.” In everyday French, “attabler” is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which indicates an action that took place before another action in the past.
Examples:
- Ils eurent attablé ensemble avant que les autres invités arrivent. (They had sat at the table together before the other guests arrived.)
- J’avais attablé la nourriture lorsque j’ai réalisé qu’il manquait du pain. (I had laid out the food when I realized we were out of bread.)
- Après que nous eûmes attablé, nous avons commencé à discuter des plans pour le week-end. (After we had sat down at the table, we started discussing plans for the weekend.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of attabler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse attablé | I had seated |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses attablé | You had seated |
il | il eût | Il eût attablé | He had seated |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût attablé | She had seated |
on | on eût | On eût attablé | One had seated |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes attablé | We had seated |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes attablé | You had seated |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent attablé | They had seated |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent attablé | They had seated |
Other Conjugations for Attabler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb attabler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attabler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attabler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attabler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attabler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attabler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attabler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attabler (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attabler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attabler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attabler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attabler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attabler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attabler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attabler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attabler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attabler
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Attabler – 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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