Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apostiller
Introduction to the verb apostiller
The English translation of the French verb apostiller is “to certify” or “to authenticate.” It is pronounced ah-pohs-tee-yay and is derived from the Old French word “apostil,” meaning marginal note or annotation.
In everyday French, apostiller is most often used in its past tense form, passé antérieur, to indicate that an action was completed before another past action. It is typically used in formal or legal contexts.
Examples:
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Nous eûmes apostillé nos signatures avant de soumettre le contrat. (We had certified our signatures before submitting the contract.)
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Tu eus apostillé les documents officiels avant de les envoyer par courrier. (You had authenticated the official documents before sending them by mail.)
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Les avocats eurent apostillé les preuves avant de les présenter au tribunal. (The lawyers had certified the evidence before presenting them to the court.)
In these examples, the action of apostiller was completed before the other past action (soumettre, envoyer, présenter). The passé antérieur tense is commonly used in written French, but in spoken French, the passé composé tense is more commonly used to express the same idea.
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of apostiller
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse apostillé | I had apostilled |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses apostillé | You had apostilled |
il | il eût | Il eût apostillé | He had apostilled |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût apostillé | She had apostilled |
on | on eût | On eût apostillé | One had apostilled |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes apostillé | We had apostilled |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes apostillé | You had apostilled |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent apostillé | They had apostilled |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent apostillé | They had apostilled |
Other Conjugations for Apostiller.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb apostiller
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apostiller
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apostiller
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apostiller
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apostiller
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apostiller
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apostiller
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apostiller (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apostiller
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apostiller
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apostiller
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apostiller
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apostiller
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apostiller
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apostiller
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apostiller
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apostiller
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Apostiller – 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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