Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confisquer
Introduction to the verb confisquer
The English translation of the French verb confisquer is “to confiscate.” It is pronounced as “kon-fee-skay.”
Confisquer comes from the Latin word “confiscare” which means “to seize.” It entered the French language in the 14th century and has been used in its current form since the 17th century.
In everyday French, confisquer is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is used to describe an action that happened before another action in the past. It is formed by combining the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the past tense with the past participle of the main verb, which in this case is “confisqué.”
Here are three simple examples of confisquer used in the Passé Antérieur tense with their English translations:
- Le gouvernement avait confisqué les biens de l’ancien président. (The government had confiscated the former president’s assets.)
- J’avais confisqué le téléphone de mon fils après qu’il ait été pris en train de mentir. (I had confiscated my son’s phone after he was caught lying.)
- Les douanes avaient confisqué les marchandises illégales à la frontière. (Customs had confiscated illegal goods at the border.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of confisquer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse confisqué | I had confiscated |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses confisqué | You had confiscated |
il | il eût | Il eût confisqué | He had confiscated |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût confisqué | She had confiscated |
on | on eût | On eût confisqué | One had confiscated |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes confisqué | We had confiscated |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes confisqué | You had confiscated |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent confisqué | They had confiscated |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent confisqué | They had confiscated |
Other Conjugations for Confisquer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb confisquer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confisquer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confisquer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confisquer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confisquer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confisquer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confisquer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confisquer (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confisquer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confisquer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confisquer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confisquer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confisquer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confisquer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confisquer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confisquer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confisquer
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Confisquer – 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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