Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avantager
Introduction to the verb avantager
The English translation of the French verb avantager is “to benefit” or “to advantage.” The infinitive form of avantager is pronounced AH-vahn-tah-ZHAY.
The word avantager comes from the French word “avantage,” meaning “advantage,” which in turn comes from the Latin word “ad-” (to) and “ante” (before). In everyday French, avantager is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is a past tense used to indicate an action that occurred before another past action.
Here are three simple examples of avantager in the Passé Antérieur tense, with their respective English translations:
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J’avais avantagé mes amis avant qu’ils ne partent en vacances. (I had benefited my friends before they left on vacation.)
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Tu avais avantagé ton entreprise avant que les concurrents n’arrivent. (You had advantaged your company before the competitors arrived.)
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Elle avait avantagé sa carrière en acceptant ce nouveau poste. (She had advanced her career by accepting this new position.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of avantager
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse avantagé | I had advantaged |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses avantagé | You had advantaged |
il | il eût | Il eût avantagé | He had advantaged |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût avantagé | She had advantaged |
on | on eût | On eût avantagé | One had advantaged |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes avantagé | We had advantaged |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes avantagé | You had advantaged |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent avantagé | They had advantaged |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent avantagé | They had advantaged |
Other Conjugations for Avantager.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb avantager
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avantager
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avantager
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avantager
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avantager
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avantager
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avantager
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avantager (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avantager
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avantager
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avantager
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avantager
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avantager
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avantager
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avantager
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avantager
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avantager
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Avantager – 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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