Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb augurer
Introduction to the verb augurer
The English translation of the French verb “augurer” is “to augur” or “to predict”. The infinitive form “augurer” is pronounced as oh-guh-ray.
The verb “augurer” comes from the Latin word “augurare”, which means “to interpret signs or omens”. In everyday French, “augurer” is mostly used in the Passé Simple tense to describe predictions or forecasts in a formal or literary context.
Here are three simple examples of the usage of “augurer” in the Passé Simple tense with their English translations:
- Les nuages noirs augurèrent la tempête. (The dark clouds foretold the storm.)
- Sa victoire augura d’une période de prospérité. (His victory foreshadowed a period of prosperity.)
- Le discours du président augura une ère de changements. (The president’s speech augured an era of changes.)
These examples demonstrate how “augurer” is used to express predictions or indications of future events in the past.
Table of the Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of augurer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | augurai | J’augurai la fin de la guerre. | I predicted the end of the war. |
Tu | auguras | Tu auguras un événement heureux. | You predicted a happy event. |
Il | augura | Il augura un avenir prometteur. | He predicted a promising future. |
Elle | augura | Elle augura un succès prochain. | She predicted a upcoming success. |
On | augura | On augura une révolution. | One predicted a revolution. |
Nous | augurâmes | Nous augurâmes du bonheur. | We predicted happiness. |
Vous | augurâtes | Vous augurâtes une période difficile. | You predicted a difficult period. |
Ils | augurèrent | Ils augurèrent une catastrophe. | They predicted a catastrophe. |
Elles | augurèrent | Elles augurèrent un changement. | They (feminine) predicted a change. |
Other Conjugations for Augurer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb augurer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb augurer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb augurer (You’re reading it right now!)
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb augurer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb augurer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb augurer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb augurer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb augurer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb augurer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb augurer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb augurer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb augurer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb augurer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb augurer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb augurer
Conditionnel Passé II (Conditional Past II) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb augurer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb augurer
L’impératif Passé (Imperative Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb augurer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb augurer
L’infinitif Passé (Infinitive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb augurer
Le Participe Présent (Present Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb augurer
Le Participe Passé (Past Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb augurer
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Augurer – About the French Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense
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Usage
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Historical Context
Interactions with other tenses
Passé Composé
Imparfait
Conditional and Subjunctive
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