Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abricoter
Introduction to the verb abricoter
The English translation of the French verb abricoter is “to apricot.” It is pronounced “ah-bree-koh-tay.”
The origin of the word abricoter comes from the French word “abricot,” meaning apricot, and the suffix “-er,” which is added to verbs to indicate the infinitive form. It is most often used in its past tense form, abricoté, to mean “apricoted” or “coated with apricot.”
In everyday French, abricoter is most commonly used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is a literary past tense used in formal or written language. It is formed by combining the auxiliary verb avoir or être in the passé simple tense with the past participle of the verb. This tense is used to describe an action that occurred before another past action.
Examples of abricoter in the Passé Antérieur tense:
- J’ai abricoté le gâteau avant de le mettre au four. (I apricoted the cake before putting it in the oven.)
- Elle a abricoté le poulet avant de le faire cuire. (She apricoted the chicken before cooking it.)
- Nous avons abricoté les croissants avant de les servir au brunch. (We apricoted the croissants before serving them at brunch.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of abricoter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eus | J’eus abricoté | I had apricot-ed |
tu | tu eus | Tu eus abricoté | You had apricot-ed |
il | il eut | Il eut abricoté | He had apricot-ed |
elle | elle eut | Elle eut abricoté | She had apricot-ed |
on | on eut | On eut abricoté | One had apricot-ed |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes abricoté | We had apricot-ed |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes abricoté | You had apricot-ed |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent abricoté | They had apricot-ed |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent abricoté | They had apricot-ed |
Other Conjugations for Abricoter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb abricoter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abricoter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abricoter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abricoter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abricoter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abricoter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abricoter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abricoter (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abricoter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abricoter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abricoter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abricoter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abricoter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abricoter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abricoter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abricoter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abricoter
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Abricoter – 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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