Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb amarrer
Introduction to the verb amarrer
The English translation of the French verb amarrer is “to moor” or “to tie up.” It is pronounced as ah-ma-ray.
The word amarrer comes from the Old French word “amarer,” which means “to secure.” It ultimately derives from the Latin word “amarra,” meaning “cable” or “rope.”
In everyday French, the verb amarrer is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is a past tense that indicates an action that took place before another past action. It is formed by conjugating the auxiliary verb avoir or être in the passé simple tense, followed by the past participle of the verb.
Examples:
- Nous avons amarré le bateau avant la tempête. (We had moored the boat before the storm.)
- Elle fut surprise de voir que le navire avait été amarré à un autre quai. (She was surprised to see that the ship had been moored to a different dock.)
- Les marins avaient déjà amarré le voilier quand nous sommes arrivés au port. (The sailors had already tied up the sailboat when we arrived at the port.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of amarrer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse amarré | I had moored |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses amarré | You had moored |
il | il eût | Il eût amarré | He had moored |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût amarré | She had moored |
on | on eût | On eût amarré | One had moored |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes amarré | We had moored |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes amarré | You had moored |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent amarré | They had moored |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent amarré | They had moored |
Other Conjugations for Amarrer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb amarrer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb amarrer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb amarrer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb amarrer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb amarrer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb amarrer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb amarrer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb amarrer (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb amarrer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb amarrer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb amarrer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb amarrer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb amarrer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb amarrer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb amarrer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb amarrer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb amarrer
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Amarrer – 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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