Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aminer
Introduction to the verb aminer
The English translation of the French verb aminer is “to mine” or “to dig.” It is pronounced as “ah-mee-nay” in the infinitive form.
The origin of the verb aminer can be traced back to the Latin word “ad minare” which means “to drive or push forward.” In everyday French, aminer is often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is a literary past tense that is used to express actions that occurred before another past action.
Examples of aminer in the Passé Antérieur tense:
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Les mineurs avaient aminé la terre avant que la tempête n’éclate. (The miners had mined the earth before the storm broke out.)
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Elle avait aminé une grande quantité de charbon pour alimenter le feu. (She had mined a large quantity of coal to feed the fire.)
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Les explorateurs avaient aminé les montagnes à la recherche de minéraux précieux. (The explorers had mined the mountains in search of valuable minerals.)
English translations:
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The miners had dug the earth before the storm broke out.
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She had mined a large quantity of coal to feed the fire.
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The explorers had dug the mountains in search of valuable minerals.
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of aminer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse aminé | I had led |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses aminé | You had led |
il | il eût | Il eût aminé | He had led |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût aminé | She had led |
on | on eût | On eût aminé | One had led |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes aminé | We had led |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes aminé | You had led |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent aminé | They had led |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent aminé | They had led |
Other Conjugations for Aminer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb aminer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aminer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aminer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aminer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aminer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aminer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aminer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aminer (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aminer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aminer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aminer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aminer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aminer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aminer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aminer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aminer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aminer
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Aminer – 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)
Summary
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