Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb argenter
Introduction to the verb argenter
The English translation of the French verb argenter is “to silver” or “to plate with silver.” The infinitive form, argenter, is pronounced “ahr-zhan-tay.”
The word argenter comes from the Latin word argentum, meaning silver. In everyday French, it is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is a past tense used to describe an action that occurred before another action in the past. It is formed with the auxiliary verb avoir or être in the imparfait tense, followed by the past participle of the verb.
Here are three examples of argenter in the Passé Antérieur tense, with their English translations:
- J’eus argenté la coupe avant de la présenter au vainqueur. (I had silvered the cup before presenting it to the winner.)
- Elle eut argenté les couverts pour le dîner de Noël. (She had plated the silverware for Christmas dinner.)
- Ils eurent argenté la statue avant de l’exposer au musée. (They had silvered the statue before exhibiting it at the museum.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of argenter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse argenté | I had silvered |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses argenté | You had silvered |
il | il eût | Il eût argenté | He had silvered |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût argenté | She had silvered |
on | on eût | On eût argenté | One had silvered |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes argenté | We had silvered |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes argenté | You had silvered |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent argenté | They had silvered |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent argenté | They had silvered |
Other Conjugations for Argenter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb argenter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb argenter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb argenter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb argenter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb argenter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb argenter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb argenter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb argenter (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb argenter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb argenter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb argenter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb argenter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb argenter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb argenter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb argenter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb argenter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb argenter
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Argenter – 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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