Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aberrer
Introduction to the verb aberrer
The English translation of the French verb aberrer is “to stray” or “to deviate”. It is pronounced ah-beh-ray.
Aberrer comes from the Latin verb aberrare, meaning “to wander off” or “to go astray”. It is most often used in everyday French in the passé simple (simple past) tense, which is a literary tense used to describe completed actions in the past.
Here are three simple examples of aberrer used in the passé simple tense, along with their English translations:
- Il aberra de son chemin et se retrouva perdu dans la forêt. (He strayed from his path and found himself lost in the forest.)
- Elle aberra de la vérité et mentit à sa famille. (She deviated from the truth and lied to her family.)
- Les soldats aberrèrent de leur mission et attaquèrent le village voisin. (The soldiers went astray from their mission and attacked the neighboring village.)
Table of the Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of aberrer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | aberrai | J’aberrai de la norme. | I deviated from the norm. |
Tu | aberras | Tu aberras de ta route. | You deviated from your path. |
Il | aberra | Il aberra de sa promesse. | He broke his promise. |
Elle | aberra | Elle aberra de son régime. | She strayed from her diet. |
On | aberra | On aberra de la vérité. | One deviated from the truth. |
Nous | aberrâmes | Nous aberrâmes de la tradition. | We strayed from tradition. |
Vous | aberrâtes | Vous aberrâtes du sujet. | You deviated from the subject. |
Ils | aberrèrent | Ils aberrèrent de leur plan initial. | They deviated from their initial plan. |
Elles | aberrèrent | Elles aberrèrent de leur chemin. | They (feminine) deviated from their path. |
Other Conjugations for Aberrer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb aberrer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aberrer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aberrer (this article)
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aberrer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aberrer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aberrer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aberrer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aberrer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aberrer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aberrer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aberrer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aberrer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aberrer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aberrer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aberrer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aberrer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aberrer
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Aberrer – About the French Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense
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Historical Context
Interactions with other tenses
Passé Composé
Imparfait
Conditional and Subjunctive
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