Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb amidonner
Introduction to the verb amidonner
The English translation of the French verb amidonner is “to starch.” It is pronounced “ah-mee-doh-nay.”
The word amidonner comes from the noun amidon, meaning “starch,” which is derived from the Latin word amylum. In everyday French, it is used to describe the act of adding starch to fabric, typically by immersing it in a starchy solution and then drying it. This process is used to make fabric stiffer and more resistant to wrinkles.
In the Passé Antérieur tense, amidonner is used to describe an action that was completed before another action in the past. Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense with their English translations:
- J’ai amidonné ma chemise avant de la repasser. (I had starched my shirt before ironing it.)
- Lorsque je suis rentré chez moi, ma mère avait déjà amidonné toutes les nappes pour le dîner. (When I came home, my mother had already starched all the tablecloths for dinner.)
- Nous avons dû attendre que le linge ait été amidonné pour le mettre dans le sèche-linge. (We had to wait for the laundry to be starched before putting it in the dryer.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of amidonner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse amidonné | I had starched |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses amidonné | You had starched |
il | il eût | Il eût amidonné | He had starched |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût amidonné | She had starched |
on | on eût | On eût amidonné | One had starched |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes amidonné | We had starched |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes amidonné | You had starched |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent amidonné | They had starched |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent amidonné | They had starched |
Other Conjugations for Amidonner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb amidonner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb amidonner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb amidonner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb amidonner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb amidonner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb amidonner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb amidonner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb amidonner (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb amidonner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb amidonner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb amidonner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb amidonner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb amidonner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb amidonner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb amidonner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb amidonner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb amidonner
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Amidonner – 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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