Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apitoyer
Introduction to the verb apitoyer
The English translation of the French verb apitoyer is “to move to pity” or “to arouse sympathy”. It is pronounced “ah-pee-twa-yay”.
The word apitoyer comes from the French word “pitié” which means “pity” or “compassion”. The verb is formed by combining the prefix “a-” which indicates a transformation and the root word “pitié”.
In everyday French, apitoyer is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is a literary past tense used to express an action that took place before another action in the past. It is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the passé simple tense, and then adding the past participle of the verb.
Here are three examples of apitoyer used in the Passé Antérieur tense, along with their English translations:
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Quand je lui ai raconté mon histoire triste, elle s’est apitoyée sur mon sort. (When I told her my sad story, she pitied my fate.)
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Les enfants avaient si faim que les passants s’apitoyèrent sur eux et leur donnèrent à manger. (The children were so hungry that the passersby took pity on them and gave them food.)
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Après avoir vu le film, j’étais tellement apitoyé par le personnage principal que j’ai pleuré pendant des heures. (After watching the movie, I was so moved by the main character that I cried for hours.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of apitoyer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse apitoyé | I had pitied |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses apitoyé | You had pitied |
il | il eût | Il eût apitoyé | He had pitied |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût apitoyé | She had pitied |
on | on eût | On eût apitoyé | One had pitied |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes apitoyé | We had pitied |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes apitoyé | You had pitied |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent apitoyé | They had pitied |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent apitoyé | They had pitied |
Other Conjugations for Apitoyer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb apitoyer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apitoyer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apitoyer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apitoyer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apitoyer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apitoyer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apitoyer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apitoyer (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apitoyer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apitoyer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apitoyer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apitoyer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apitoyer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apitoyer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apitoyer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apitoyer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apitoyer
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Apitoyer – 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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