Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agréer
Introduction to the verb agréer
The English translation of the French verb agréer is “to accept” or “to agree.” It is pronounced ah-greh-ay.
The language origin of agréer can be traced back to the Old French word “agreer,” which comes from the Latin word “aggradare” meaning “to please or satisfy.” In everyday French, agréer is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is the past perfect tense in English. This tense is used to talk about a past action that was completed before another past action.
Three simple examples of its usage in this tense are:
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J’eus agréé son invitation avant de partir. (I had accepted his invitation before leaving.)
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Tu eus agréé l’offre de travail avant de déménager. (You had agreed to the job offer before moving.)
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Ils eurent agréé les conditions du contrat avant de signer. (They had agreed to the terms of the contract before signing.)
English translations:
- I had accepted his invitation before leaving.
- You had agreed to the job offer before moving.
- They had agreed to the terms of the contract before signing.
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of agréer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eus | J’eus agréé | I had accepted |
tu | tu eus | Tu eus agréé | You had accepted |
il | il eut | Il eut agréé | He had accepted |
elle | elle eut | Elle eut agréé | She had accepted |
on | on eut | On eut agréé | One had accepted |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes agréé | We had accepted |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes agréé | You had accepted |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent agréé | They had accepted |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent agréé | They had accepted |
Other Conjugations for Agréer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb agréer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agréer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agréer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agréer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agréer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agréer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agréer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agréer (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agréer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agréer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agréer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agréer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agréer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agréer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agréer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agréer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agréer
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Agréer – 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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