Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aciérer
Introduction to the verb aciérer
The English translation of the French verb aciérer is “to steel” or “to harden.” The infinitive form of aciérer is pronounced “ah-see-eh-ray.”
The word aciérer comes from the French word “acier,” meaning “steel,” which is ultimately derived from the Latin word “acies,” meaning “sharp edge” or “keenness.”
In everyday French, aciérer is most often used in its Passé Antérieur tense, which is a compound past tense used to describe an action that was completed before another past action. It is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the Imparfait tense, followed by the past participle of the main verb.
Here are three examples of aciérer in the Passé Antérieur tense:
1) J’ai aciéré le couteau avant de le donner au chef. (I had hardened the knife before giving it to the chef.)
2) Elle s’est aciérée pour affronter l’épreuve. (She had steeled herself to face the challenge.)
3) Les travailleurs avaient aciéré leurs compétences avant de commencer le projet. (The workers had sharpened their skills before starting the project.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of aciérer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eus | J’eus aciéré | I had sharpened |
tu | tu eus | Tu eus aciéré | You had sharpened |
il | il eut | Il eut aciéré | He had sharpened |
elle | elle eut | Elle eut aciéré | She had sharpened |
on | on eut | On eut aciéré | One had sharpened |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes aciéré | We had sharpened |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes aciéré | You had sharpened |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent aciéré | They had sharpened |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent aciéré | They had sharpened |
Other Conjugations for Aciérer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb aciérer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aciérer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aciérer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aciérer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aciérer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aciérer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aciérer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aciérer (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aciérer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aciérer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aciérer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aciérer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aciérer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aciérer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aciérer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aciérer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aciérer
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Aciérer – 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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