Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avorter
Introduction to the verb avorter
The English translation of the French verb avorter is “to abort.” The infinitive form of avorter is pronounced as “ah-vor-tay.”
The word avorter comes from the Latin word “abortare” which means “to miscarry or fail.” It entered the French language in the 16th century and has been used primarily in the medical context to describe the interruption of a pregnancy. However, it can also be used in a broader sense to mean “to fail or be unsuccessful.”
In the Passé Antérieur tense, avorter is most often used to describe a past event that occurred before another past event. It is formed by conjugating the auxiliary verb “avoir” in the Passé Simple tense followed by the past participle “avorté.”
Three examples of avorter in the Passé Antérieur tense with their English translations are:
- Elle eut avorté avant de se marier. (She had aborted before getting married.)
- Nous avions avorté avant de découvrir qu’elle était enceinte. (We had aborted before finding out she was pregnant.)
- Ils eurent avorté avant que le gouvernement ne légalise l’avortement. (They had aborted before the government legalized abortion.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of avorter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse avorté | I had aborted |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses avorté | You had aborted |
il | il eût | Il eût avorté | He had aborted |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût avorté | She had aborted |
on | on eût | On eût avorté | One had aborted |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes avorté | We had aborted |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes avorté | You had aborted |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent avorté | They had aborted |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent avorté | They had aborted |
Other Conjugations for Avorter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb avorter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avorter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avorter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avorter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avorter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avorter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avorter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avorter (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avorter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avorter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avorter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avorter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avorter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avorter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avorter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avorter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avorter
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Avorter – 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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