Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb appliquer
Introduction to the verb appliquer
The English translation of the French verb appliquer is “to apply.” It is pronounced as ah-plee-kay.
The word appliquer comes from the Latin word “applicare,” meaning “to attach” or “to join.” In French, it is most often used to mean “to apply” in the sense of putting something into action or implementing it.
In the Passé Antérieur tense, appliquer is used to talk about a past action that was completed before another past action. It is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the passé simple tense followed by the past participle of appliquer, which is “appliqué.”
Examples:
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J’eus appliqué ce que j’avais appris avant de passer l’examen. (I had applied what I had learned before taking the exam.)
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Ils furent appliqués à leur tâche jusqu’à la fin du projet. (They applied themselves to their task until the end of the project.)
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Elle eut appliqué les instructions avant que son patron ne revienne. (She had applied the instructions before her boss returned.)
Note: In spoken French, the Passé Antérieur tense is rarely used and is often replaced by the Passé Composé tense.
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of appliquer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse appliqué | I had applied |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses appliqué | You had applied |
il | il eût | Il eût appliqué | He had applied |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût appliqué | She had applied |
on | on eût | On eût appliqué | One had applied |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes appliqué | We had applied |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes appliqué | You had applied |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent appliqué | They had applied |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent appliqué | They had applied |
Other Conjugations for Appliquer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb appliquer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb appliquer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb appliquer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb appliquer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb appliquer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb appliquer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb appliquer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb appliquer (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb appliquer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb appliquer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb appliquer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb appliquer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb appliquer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb appliquer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb appliquer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb appliquer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb appliquer
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Appliquer – 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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