Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attaquer
Introduction to the verb attaquer
The English translation of the French verb attaquer is “to attack.” It is pronounced ah-tah-kay.
The language origin of attaquer can be traced back to the Latin word “attaccare,” meaning “to stick.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is the past perfect tense. This tense is used to describe an action that happened before another past action.
Examples of attaquer in the Passé Antérieur tense:
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J’attaquai le château avant que mes ennemis n’arrivent. (I attacked the castle before my enemies arrived.)
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L’armée ennemie avait attaqué notre fort avant que nous puissions la repousser. (The enemy army had attacked our fort before we could push them back.)
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Elle avait attaqué son adversaire avec férocité lors du match de boxe. (She had attacked her opponent fiercely during the boxing match.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of attaquer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eus | J’eus attaqué | I had attacked |
tu | tu eus | Tu eus attaqué | You had attacked |
il | il eut | Il eut attaqué | He had attacked |
elle | elle eut | Elle eut attaqué | She had attacked |
on | on eut | On eut attaqué | One had attacked |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes attaqué | We had attacked |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes attaqué | You had attacked |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent attaqué | They had attacked |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent attaqué | They had attacked |
Other Conjugations for Attaquer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb attaquer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attaquer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attaquer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attaquer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attaquer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attaquer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attaquer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attaquer (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attaquer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attaquer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attaquer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attaquer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attaquer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attaquer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attaquer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attaquer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attaquer
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Attaquer – 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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