Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attarder
Introduction to the verb attarder
The English translation of the French verb attarder is “to linger” or “to delay.” It is pronounced ah-tar-day.
Attarder comes from the Old French word “attarder” meaning “to delay, to linger.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is used to indicate an action that occurred before another past action. It is formed by conjugating the auxiliary verb avoir in the Passé Simple tense and adding the past participle of the main verb.
Here are three simple examples of attarder used in the Passé Antérieur tense, with their respective English translations:
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J’eus attardé à la banque avant de me rendre au travail.
(I had lingered at the bank before going to work.) -
Tu eus attardé tes vacances pour venir à ma fête d’anniversaire.
(You delayed your vacation to come to my birthday party.) -
Ils eurent attardé leur départ pour attendre leur ami.
(They had delayed their departure to wait for their friend.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of attarder
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse attardé | I had delayed |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses attardé | You had delayed |
il | il eût | Il eût attardé | He had delayed |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût attardé | She had delayed |
on | on eût | On eût attardé | One had delayed |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes attardé | We had delayed |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes attardé | You had delayed |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent attardé | They had delayed |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent attardé | They had delayed |
Other Conjugations for Attarder.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb attarder
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attarder
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attarder
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attarder
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attarder
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attarder
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attarder
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attarder (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attarder
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attarder
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attarder
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attarder
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attarder
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attarder
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attarder
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attarder
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attarder
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Attarder – 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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