Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adirer
Introduction to the verb adirer
The English translation of the French verb adirer is “to adore” or “to worship.” It is pronounced as “ah-dee-ray.”
The word “adirer” comes from the Latin word “adorare,” meaning “to worship” or “to adore.” In everyday French, it is most often used to express a strong feeling of admiration or love towards someone or something.
In the Passé Antérieur tense, adirer is used to talk about an action that occurred before another past action. It is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the Passé Simple tense, followed by the past participle of adirer.
Three examples of its usage in the Passé Antérieur tense with their English translations are:
- J’eus adiré ce film avant de le voir. (I had adored this film before seeing it.)
- Nous fûmes très heureux lorsque nous eûmes adiré le coucher de soleil. (We were very happy when we had adored the sunset.)
- Vous eûtes adiré cette ville avant d’y déménager. (You had adored this city before moving there.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of adirer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse adoré | I had adored |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses adoré | You had adored |
il | il eût | Il eût adoré | He had adored |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût adoré | She had adored |
on | on eût | On eût adoré | One had adored |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes adoré | We had adored |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes adoré | You had adored |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent adoré | They had adored |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent adoré | They had adored |
Other Conjugations for Adirer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb adirer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adirer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adirer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adirer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adirer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adirer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adirer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adirer (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adirer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adirer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adirer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adirer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adirer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adirer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adirer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adirer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adirer
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Adirer – 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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