Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apeurer
Introduction to the verb apeurer
The English translation of the French verb apeurer is “to scare” or “to frighten.” It is pronounced as “ah-peuh-reh” in its infinitive form.
The word apeurer comes from the Old French word “a-peur,” which means “fear.” It is most commonly used in everyday French in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is the past tense used in formal writing or storytelling to indicate an action that happened before another past action.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in the Passé Antérieur tense:
1) Quand j’eus vu le serpent, j’en fus apeuré. (When I saw the snake, I was scared.)
2) Elle eut été très apeurée si elle avait su la vérité. (She would have been very scared if she had known the truth.)
3) Une fois qu’il eut entendu le bruit, il se retourna apeuré. (Once he heard the noise, he turned around frightened.)
English translations:
1) When I saw the snake, I was scared.
2) She would have been very scared if she had known the truth.
3) Once he heard the noise, he turned around frightened.
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of apeurer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse apeuré | I had scared |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses apeuré | You had scared |
il | il eût | Il eût apeuré | He had scared |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût apeuré | She had scared |
on | on eût | On eût apeuré | One had scared |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes apeuré | We had scared |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes apeuré | You had scared |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent apeuré | They had scared |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent apeuré | They had scared |
Other Conjugations for Apeurer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb apeurer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apeurer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apeurer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apeurer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apeurer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apeurer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apeurer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apeurer (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apeurer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apeurer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apeurer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apeurer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apeurer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apeurer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apeurer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apeurer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apeurer
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Apeurer – 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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