Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb amourer
Introduction to the verb amourer
The English translation of the French verb amourer is “to love” or “to be in love.” The infinitive form is pronounced “ah-moo-ray.”
Amourer is derived from the Old French word “amor,” meaning “love,” and ultimately from the Latin word “amor.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is a literary tense used to describe completed actions in the past that occurred before another past action.
Examples of usage in the Passé Antérieur tense:
- Il eut amouré Marie avant de rencontrer Julie. (He had loved Marie before meeting Julie.)
- Nous eûmes amouré ce livre avant de le prêter à Pierre. (We had loved this book before lending it to Pierre.)
- Les enfants eurent amouré cette pièce de théâtre avant de la voir en spectacle. (The children had loved this play before seeing it performed.)
English translations:
- He had loved Marie before meeting Julie.
- We had loved this book before lending it to Pierre.
- The children had loved this play before seeing it performed.
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of amourer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse amouré | I had loved |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses amouré | You had loved |
il | il eût | Il eût amouré | He had loved |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût amouré | She had loved |
on | on eût | On eût amouré | One had loved |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes amouré | We had loved |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes amouré | You had loved |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent amouré | They had loved |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent amouré | They had loved |
Other Conjugations for Amourer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb amourer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb amourer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb amourer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb amourer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb amourer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb amourer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb amourer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb amourer (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb amourer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb amourer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb amourer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb amourer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb amourer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb amourer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb amourer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb amourer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb amourer
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Amourer – 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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