Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb concentrer
Introduction to the verb concentrer
The English translation of the French verb concentrer is “to concentrate.” It is pronounced as “koh(n)-sohn-trey” in its infinitive form.
The verb concentrer comes from the Latin word “concentrare,” meaning “to bring together.” It entered the French language in the 16th century and is most commonly used in its transitive form, meaning it takes a direct object. In everyday French, it is often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is the literary past tense and is used to indicate an action that occurred before another past action.
Some examples of the usage of concentrer in Passé Antérieur tense are:
- Ils s’étaient concentrés sur leur travail avant que la réunion ne commence. (They had concentrated on their work before the meeting started.)
- J’avais concentré toute mon énergie sur mes études pour réussir mon examen. (I had concentrated all my energy on my studies to pass my exam.)
- Quand j’ai eu terminé de lire ce livre, je me suis concentré sur un autre. (When I had finished reading this book, I concentrated on another one.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of concentrer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eus | J’eus concentré | I had concentrated |
tu | tu eus | Tu eus concentré | You had concentrated |
il | il eut | Il eut concentré | He had concentrated |
elle | elle eut | Elle eut concentré | She had concentrated |
on | on eut | On eut concentré | One had concentrated |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes concentré | We had concentrated |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes concentré | You had concentrated |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent concentré | They had concentrated |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent concentré | They had concentrated |
Other Conjugations for Concentrer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb concentrer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb concentrer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb concentrer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb concentrer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb concentrer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb concentrer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb concentrer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb concentrer (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb concentrer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb concentrer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb concentrer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb concentrer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb concentrer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb concentrer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb concentrer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb concentrer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb concentrer
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Concentrer – 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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