Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attifer
Introduction to the verb attifer
The English translation of the French verb attifer is “to deck out” or “to dress up.” In its infinitive form, it is pronounced as ah-tee-feh.
The word attifer comes from the Old French term atif which means “clothing” or “attire.” It has its roots in the Latin word attifare, which means “to equip or dress.” In everyday French, attifer is often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is a past tense used to describe an action that occurred before another past action. It is formed by using the auxiliary verb avoir or être in the Imparfait tense, followed by the past participle of the main verb.
Here are three simple examples of attifer in the Passé Antérieur tense:
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Ils eurent attifé leurs plus beaux costumes avant d’aller à la soirée. (They had dressed up in their finest costumes before going to the party.)
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Elle fut attifée d’une magnifique robe pour le mariage. (She had decked herself out in a beautiful dress for the wedding.)
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Nous fûmes attifés de nos uniformes avant le défilé. (We had dressed up in our uniforms before the parade.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of attifer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse attifé | I had decked out |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses attifé | You had decked out |
il | il eût | Il eût attifé | He had decked out |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût attifé | She had decked out |
on | on eût | On eût attifé | One had decked out |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes attifé | We had decked out |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes attifé | You had decked out |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent attifé | They had decked out |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent attifé | They had decked out |
Other Conjugations for Attifer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb attifer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attifer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attifer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attifer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attifer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attifer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attifer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attifer (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attifer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attifer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attifer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attifer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attifer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attifer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attifer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attifer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attifer
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Attifer – 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)
Summary
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