Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agrafer
Introduction to the verb agrafer
The English translation of the French verb agrafer is “to staple.” The infinitive form is pronounced “ah-gra-fay.”
The word agrafer comes from the Latin word “aggrapare,” meaning “to fasten.” It is most commonly used in everyday French in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is a compound past tense used to express an action that occurred before another past action.
Three simple examples of agrafer in the Passé Antérieur tense, with their respective English translations, are:
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J’ai agrafé mes feuilles avant de les ranger dans le classeur.
Translation: I had stapled my papers before putting them in the binder. -
Tu as agrafé les affiches avant que le professeur n’arrive.
Translation: You had stapled the posters before the teacher arrived. -
Elle a agrafé les documents avant de les envoyer par courrier.
Translation: She had stapled the documents before sending them by mail.
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of agrafer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse agrafé | I had stapled |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses agrafé | You had stapled |
il | il eût | Il eût agrafé | He had stapled |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût agrafé | She had stapled |
on | on eût | On eût agrafé | One had stapled |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes agrafé | We had stapled |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes agrafé | You had stapled |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent agrafé | They had stapled |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent agrafé | They had stapled |
Other Conjugations for Agrafer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb agrafer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agrafer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agrafer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agrafer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agrafer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agrafer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agrafer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agrafer (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agrafer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agrafer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agrafer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agrafer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agrafer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agrafer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agrafer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agrafer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agrafer
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Agrafer – 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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