Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apurer
Introduction to the verb apurer
The English translation of the French verb apurer is “to clarify” or “to settle.”
The infinitive form of apurer is pronounced “ah-puh-ray.”
The origin of the word apurer can be traced back to the Latin word “apurare,” meaning “to purify” or “to purge.”
In everyday French, apurer is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is the literary past tense used to describe a completed action that took place before another action in the past. It is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the present tense followed by the past participle of the verb.
Some examples of apurer used in the Passé Antérieur tense are:
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J’eus apuré cette affaire avant de partir en vacances. (I had settled this matter before leaving for vacation.)
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Tu eus apuré toutes les dettes de ton père après son décès. (You had cleared all of your father’s debts after his death.)
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Elle eut apuré ses doutes en rencontrant son nouvel amoureux. (She had cleared her doubts when she met her new lover.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of apurer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eus | J’eus apuré | I had cleared |
tu | tu eus | Tu eus apuré | You had cleared |
il | il eut | Il eut apuré | He had cleared |
elle | elle eut | Elle eut apuré | She had cleared |
on | on eut | On eut apuré | One had cleared |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes apuré | We had cleared |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes apuré | You had cleared |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent apuré | They had cleared |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent apuré | They had cleared |
Other Conjugations for Apurer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb apurer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apurer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apurer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apurer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apurer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apurer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apurer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apurer (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apurer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apurer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apurer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apurer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apurer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apurer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apurer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apurer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apurer
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Apurer – 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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