Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agriffer
Introduction to the verb agriffer
The English translation of the French verb agriffer is “to claw” or “to scratch.” The infinitive form is pronounced “ah-gree-feh.”
The verb agriffer comes from the Old French word “agrefier,” which means “to seize” or “to grab.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is used to express an action that occurred and was completed before another past action.
Three simple examples of its usage in this tense are:
- Il agriffa sa proie avant de la dévorer. (He clawed his prey before devouring it.)
- Les chats ont agriffé les meubles pendant mon absence. (The cats clawed the furniture during my absence.)
- Le chien a agriffé la main de son maître quand il a essayé de lui prendre un os. (The dog scratched his master’s hand when he tried to take a bone from him.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of agriffer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eus | J’eus agriffé | I clawed |
tu | tu eus | Tu eus agriffé | You clawed |
il | il eut | Il eut agriffé | He clawed |
elle | elle eut | Elle eut agriffé | She clawed |
on | on eut | On eut agriffé | One clawed |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes agriffé | We clawed |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes agriffé | You clawed |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent agriffé | They clawed |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent agriffé | They clawed |
Other Conjugations for Agriffer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb agriffer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agriffer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agriffer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agriffer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agriffer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agriffer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agriffer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agriffer (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agriffer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agriffer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agriffer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agriffer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agriffer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agriffer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agriffer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agriffer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agriffer
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Agriffer – 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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