Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb concéder
Introduction to the verb concéder
The English translation of the French verb concéder is “to concede” or “to grant.” In French, it is pronounced as “koh-seh-deh.”
The word concéder comes from the Latin verb “concedere,” meaning “to yield” or “to give up.” It entered the French language in the 12th century and has been used in everyday French since then.
In the Passé Antérieur tense, concéder is used to talk about completed actions in the past that occurred before another action in the past. It is formed by conjugating the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the Passé Simple tense, followed by the past participle of concéder.
Here are three simple examples of concéder in the Passé Antérieur tense and their English translations:
- J’eus concédé ma place à mon frère avant de partir. (I had conceded my seat to my brother before leaving.)
- Tu eus concédé la victoire à ton adversaire malgré tes efforts. (You had conceded the victory to your opponent despite your efforts.)
- Ils eurent concédé leur territoire aux envahisseurs sans résistance. (They had conceded their territory to the invaders without resistance.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of concéder
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eus | J’eus concédé | I had conceded |
tu | tu eus | Tu eus concédé | You had conceded |
il | il eut | Il eut concédé | He had conceded |
elle | elle eut | Elle eut concédé | She had conceded |
on | on eut | On eut concédé | One had conceded |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes concédé | We had conceded |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes concédé | You had conceded |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent concédé | They had conceded |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent concédé | They had conceded |
Other Conjugations for Concéder.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb concéder
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb concéder
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb concéder
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb concéder
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb concéder
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb concéder
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb concéder
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb concéder (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb concéder
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb concéder
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb concéder
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb concéder
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb concéder
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb concéder
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb concéder
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb concéder
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb concéder
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Concéder – 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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