Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cirer
Introduction to the verb cirer
The English translation of the French verb cirer is “to polish.” It is pronounced “see-ray” in its infinitive form.
Cirer comes from the Latin word “cera,” meaning wax, and is derived from the Old French verb “cirer,” meaning to cover with wax. It is most commonly used in everyday French to refer to the action of polishing or shining an object, typically shoes or furniture.
In the Passé Antérieur tense, cirer is used to describe a completed action in the past that happened before another past action.
Example 1: J’eus ciré mes chaussures avant d’aller au travail. (I had polished my shoes before going to work.)
Example 2: Elle eut ciré la table avant que les invités arrivent. (She had polished the table before the guests arrived.)
Example 3: Nous eûmes ciré nos skis avant de partir à la montagne. (We had polished our skis before leaving for the mountains.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of cirer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eus | J’eus ciré | I had waxed |
tu | tu eus | Tu eus ciré | You had waxed |
il | il eut | Il eut ciré | He had waxed |
elle | elle eut | Elle eut ciré | She had waxed |
on | on eut | On eut ciré | One had waxed |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes ciré | We had waxed |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes ciré | You had waxed |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent ciré | They had waxed |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent ciré | They had waxed |
Other Conjugations for Cirer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb cirer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cirer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cirer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cirer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cirer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cirer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cirer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cirer (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cirer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cirer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cirer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cirer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cirer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cirer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cirer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cirer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cirer
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Cirer – 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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