Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb amorcer
Introduction to the verb amorcer
The English translation of the French verb amorcer is “to initiate” or “to start.” It is pronounced ah-mor-say.
The word amorcer comes from the Old French word amors, meaning “love” or “desire.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is a literary tense used to describe completed actions that happened before another past action.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in the Passé Antérieur tense with their respective English translations:
- J’amorçai la conversation avant qu’il n’arrive. (I initiated the conversation before he arrived.)
- Elle amorça un mouvement de protestation qui mena à une grève. (She started a protest movement that led to a strike.)
- Nous amorçâmes nos études de français il y a six ans. (We began our French studies six years ago.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of amorcer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eus | J’eus amorcé | I had initiated |
tu | tu eus | Tu eus amorcé | You had initiated |
il | il eut | Il eut amorcé | He had initiated |
elle | elle eut | Elle eut amorcé | She had initiated |
on | on eut | On eut amorcé | One had initiated |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes amorcé | We had initiated |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes amorcé | You had initiated |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent amorcé | They had initiated |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent amorcé | They had initiated |
Other Conjugations for Amorcer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb amorcer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb amorcer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb amorcer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb amorcer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb amorcer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb amorcer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb amorcer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb amorcer (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb amorcer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb amorcer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb amorcer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb amorcer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb amorcer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb amorcer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb amorcer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb amorcer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb amorcer
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Amorcer – 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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