Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb atterrer
Introduction to the verb atterrer
The English translation of the French verb atterrer is “to terrify” or “to shock.” The infinitive form is pronounced as [a.teʁe].
Atterrer comes from the Old French word “aterir,” which means “to fall upon” or “to land.” It is derived from the Latin word “atterere,” which means “to crush” or “to knock down.” In everyday French, atterrer is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is used to describe an action that occurred before another action in the past.
Here are three simple examples of atterrer in the Passé Antérieur tense:
- Les nouvelles terrifiantes ont atterré la population. (The terrifying news shocked the population.)
- Elle fut atterrée d’apprendre la mort de son ami. (She was horrified to learn about the death of her friend.)
- Lorsque je suis arrivé, j’ai vu un accident qui m’a atterré. (When I arrived, I saw an accident that horrified me.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of atterrer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eus | J’eus atterré | I had terrified |
tu | tu eus | Tu eus atterré | You had terrified |
il | il eut | Il eut atterré | He had terrified |
elle | elle eut | Elle eut atterré | She had terrified |
on | on eut | On eut atterré | One had terrified |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes atterré | We had terrified |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes atterré | You had terrified |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent atterré | They had terrified |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent atterré | They had terrified |
Other Conjugations for Atterrer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb atterrer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb atterrer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb atterrer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb atterrer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb atterrer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb atterrer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb atterrer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb atterrer (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb atterrer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb atterrer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb atterrer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb atterrer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb atterrer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb atterrer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb atterrer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb atterrer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb atterrer
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Atterrer – 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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