Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conforter
Introduction to the verb conforter
The English translation of the French verb conforter is “to comfort” or “to strengthen”. It is pronounced as “kohn-for-tay” in its infinitive form.
The word conforter comes from the Latin word “confortare”, meaning “to strengthen” or “to encourage”. In everyday French, it is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is a literary tense used to describe an action that occurred before another action in the past.
Example 1: J’avais conforté mon ami avant qu’il ne parte en voyage. (I had comforted my friend before he left for his trip.)
Example 2: Elle avait conforté ses filles après leur dispute. (She had comforted her daughters after their argument.)
Example 3: Nous avions conforté l’équipe avant le match important. (We had comforted the team before the important game.)
In each of these examples, the action of comforting or strengthening took place before another action in the past (departure, argument, game). The Passé Antérieur tense is used to emphasize the completed nature of the action.
In English, the Passé Antérieur tense is equivalent to the past perfect tense, using the auxiliary verb “had” before the past participle of the main verb. So, the translations of the above examples would be:
Example 1: I had comforted my friend before he left for his trip.
Example 2: She had comforted her daughters after their argument.
Example 3: We had comforted the team before the important game.
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of conforter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse conforté | I had comforted |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses conforté | You had comforted |
il | il eût | Il eût conforté | He had comforted |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût conforté | She had comforted |
on | on eût | On eût conforté | One had comforted |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes conforté | We had comforted |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes conforté | You had comforted |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent conforté | They had comforted |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent conforté | They had comforted |
Other Conjugations for Conforter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb conforter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conforter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conforter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conforter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conforter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conforter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conforter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conforter (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conforter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conforter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conforter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conforter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conforter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conforter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conforter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conforter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conforter
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Conforter – 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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