Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acérer
Introduction to the verb acérer
The English translation of the French verb acérer is “to sharpen” or “to make sharper.” The infinitive form is pronounced as “ah-seh-ray.”
The word acérer comes from the Latin word “acuere” meaning “to sharpen.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is a compound past tense used to describe an action that occurred before another past action.
Example 1:
J’ai acéré mes couteaux avant de couper les légumes.
(I had sharpened my knives before cutting the vegetables.)
Example 2:
Nous avions acéré nos compétences avant de postuler pour le poste.
(We had sharpened our skills before applying for the job.)
Example 3:
Vous aviez acéré votre esprit avant de résoudre ce problème complexe.
(You had sharpened your mind before solving this complex problem.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of acérer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eus | J’eus acéré | I had sharpened |
tu | tu eus | Tu eus acéré | You had sharpened |
il | il eut | Il eut acéré | He had sharpened |
elle | elle eut | Elle eut acéré | She had sharpened |
on | on eut | On eut acéré | One had sharpened |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes acéré | We had sharpened |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes acéré | You had sharpened |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent acéré | They had sharpened |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent acéré | They had sharpened |
Other Conjugations for Acérer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb acérer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acérer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acérer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acérer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acérer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acérer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acérer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acérer (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acérer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acérer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acérer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acérer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acérer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acérer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acérer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acérer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acérer
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Acérer – 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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