Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apparenter
Introduction to the verb apparenter
The English translation of the French verb apparenter is “to liken” or “to compare”. It is pronounced “ah-pah-ren-tay”.
The word apparenter is derived from the French word “parent”, meaning “to relate or connect”. In everyday French, it is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is the literary past tense used to describe actions that took place before another past action.
Here are three simple examples of how apparenter is used in the Passé Antérieur tense in everyday French:
- J’ai apparenté cette situation à un cauchemar. (I likened this situation to a nightmare.)
- Il a apparenté sa vie à celle d’un roman. (He compared his life to a novel.)
- Elle a apparenté la cuisine française à un art. (She equated French cuisine to an art form.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of apparenter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse apparenté | I had related |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses apparenté | You had related |
il | il eût | Il eût apparenté | He had related |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût apparenté | She had related |
on | on eût | On eût apparenté | One had related |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes apparenté | We had related |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes apparenté | You had related |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent apparenté | They had related |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent apparenté | They had related |
Other Conjugations for Apparenter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb apparenter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apparenter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apparenter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apparenter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apparenter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apparenter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apparenter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apparenter (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apparenter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apparenter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apparenter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apparenter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apparenter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apparenter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apparenter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apparenter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apparenter
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Apparenter – 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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