Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb antidater
Introduction to the verb antidater
The English translation of the French verb antidater is “to predate” or “to backdate.” It is pronounced as “ahn-tee-dah-tay.”
The word antidater is derived from the prefix “anti-” which means “before” and the verb “dater” which means “to date.” It is used in everyday French in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is used to describe an action that occurred before another past action.
Examples:
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J’avais antidaté le chèque pour éviter les frais de retard. (I had backdated the check to avoid late fees.)
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Elle avait antidaté la lettre pour qu’elle ait l’air d’avoir été écrite avant l’incident. (She had predated the letter to make it seem like it was written before the incident.)
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Ils avaient antidaté leur contrat pour bénéficier de certains avantages fiscaux. (They had backdated their contract to benefit from certain tax advantages.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of antidater
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse antidaté | I had backdated |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses antidaté | You had backdated |
il | il eût | Il eût antidaté | He had backdated |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût antidaté | She had backdated |
on | on eût | On eût antidaté | One had backdated |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes antidaté | We had backdated |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes antidaté | You had backdated |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent antidaté | They had backdated |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent antidaté | They had backdated |
Other Conjugations for Antidater.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb antidater
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb antidater
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb antidater
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb antidater
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb antidater
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb antidater
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb antidater
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb antidater (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb antidater
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb antidater
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb antidater
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb antidater
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb antidater
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb antidater
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb antidater
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb antidater
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb antidater
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Antidater – 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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