Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aniser
Introduction to the verb aniser
The English translation of the French verb aniser is “to anise,” which means to flavor or add the herb anise to something. It is pronounced as “ah-nee-zay” in the infinitive form.
The language origin of aniser comes from the Latin word “anisum,” which means anise. This verb is most often used in everyday French in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is the past perfect tense in English. This tense is used to talk about an action that was completed before another action in the past.
Here are three simple examples of aniser used in the Passé Antérieur tense:
- J’eus anisé le gâteau avant que les invités arrivent. (I had anised the cake before the guests arrived.)
- Tu eus anisé le vin pour en faire un apéritif. (You had anised the wine to make an aperitif.)
- Il eut anisé le plat principal avec de l’anis étoilé. (He had anised the main dish with star anise.)
English translations:
- I had anised the cake before the guests arrived.
- You had anised the wine to make an aperitif.
- He had anised the main dish with star anise.
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of aniser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse anisé | I had flavored |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses anisé | You had flavored |
il | il eût | Il eût anisé | He had flavored |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût anisé | She had flavored |
on | on eût | On eût anisé | One had flavored |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes anisé | We had flavored |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes anisé | You had flavored |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent anisé | They had flavored |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent anisé | They had flavored |
Other Conjugations for Aniser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb aniser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aniser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aniser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aniser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aniser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aniser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aniser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aniser (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aniser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aniser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aniser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aniser
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aniser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aniser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aniser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aniser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aniser
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Aniser – 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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