Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conférer
Introduction to the verb conférer
The English translation of the French verb conférer is “to confer” or “to grant.” It is pronounced as “koh~fer-ray” in its infinitive form.
The word conférer comes from the Latin verb conferre, which means “to bring together” or “to compare.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is the literary past tense and is used to describe an action that occurred before another past action.
Here are three simple examples of conférer in the Passé Antérieur tense, with their respective English translations:
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Les deux professeurs se conférèrent avant de décider du programme de l’année. (The two teachers conferred before deciding on the program for the year.)
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Les docteurs lui conférèrent un diplôme d’honneur pour ses recherches. (The doctors conferred an honorary degree on him for his research.)
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Après avoir conféré avec son avocat, il décida de plaider non coupable. (After conferring with his lawyer, he decided to plead not guilty.)
In each of these examples, the action of conférer (confer) occurred before another past action, and it is often used in formal or professional contexts when decisions or agreements need to be made.
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of conférer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse conféré | I had conferred |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses conféré | You had conferred |
il | il eût | Il eût conféré | He had conferred |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût conféré | She had conferred |
on | on eût | On eût conféré | One had conferred |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes conféré | We had conferred |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes conféré | You had conferred |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent conféré | They had conferred |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent conféré | They had conferred |
Other Conjugations for Conférer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb conférer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conférer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conférer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conférer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conférer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conférer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conférer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conférer (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conférer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conférer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conférer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conférer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conférer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conférer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conférer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conférer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conférer
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Conférer – 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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