Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aiguiser
Introduction to the verb aiguiser
The English translation of the French verb aiguiser is “to sharpen.” The infinitive form is pronounced “eh-gwee-zay.”
The word aiguiser comes from the Old French word “aguiseir,” which is derived from the Latin word “acuere,” meaning “to sharpen.” It is most often used in everyday French to refer to the act of making something sharp, such as a knife or a pencil. In the Passé Antérieur tense, it is used to describe an action that was completed in the past before another action also in the past.
Examples:
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J’ai aiguisé mon couteau avant de couper les légumes. (I sharpened my knife before cutting the vegetables.)
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Elle avait aiguisé ses crayons avant de commencer l’examen. (She had sharpened her pencils before starting the exam.)
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Nous étions arrivés à la rivière, donc nous avons aiguisé nos hameçons avant de pêcher. (We had arrived at the river, so we sharpened our hooks before fishing.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of aiguiser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse aiguisé | I had sharpened |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses aiguisé | You had sharpened |
il | il eût | Il eût aiguisé | He had sharpened |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût aiguisé | She had sharpened |
on | on eût | On eût aiguisé | One had sharpened |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes aiguisé | We had sharpened |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes aiguisé | You had sharpened |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent aiguisé | They had sharpened |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent aiguisé | They had sharpened |
Other Conjugations for Aiguiser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb aiguiser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aiguiser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aiguiser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aiguiser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aiguiser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aiguiser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aiguiser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aiguiser (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aiguiser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aiguiser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aiguiser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aiguiser
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aiguiser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aiguiser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aiguiser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aiguiser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aiguiser
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Aiguiser – 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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