Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apprécier
Introduction to the verb apprécier
The English translation of the French verb apprécier is “to appreciate” or “to value.” It is pronounced “ah-pray-see-yay.”
The word apprécier comes from the Latin word appretiare, meaning “to appraise” or “to value.” It is primarily used in everyday French to express appreciation or value for something or someone. In the Passé Antérieur tense, which is used to describe an action that took place before another past action, apprécier is used to indicate that the appreciation or value was already established before the other action occurred.
Example 1: Nous eûmes apprécié leur aide avant de commencer à travailler ensemble.
Translation: We had appreciated their help before starting to work together.
Example 2: J’eus apprécié la beauté de la ville avant de partir.
Translation: I had appreciated the beauty of the city before leaving.
Example 3: Ils eurent apprécié le cadeau avant de découvrir qu’il était cassé.
Translation: They had appreciated the gift before discovering it was broken.
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of apprécier
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse apprécié | I had appreciated |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses apprécié | You had appreciated |
il | il eût | Il eût apprécié | He had appreciated |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût apprécié | She had appreciated |
on | on eût | On eût apprécié | One had appreciated |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes apprécié | We had appreciated |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes apprécié | You had appreciated |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent apprécié | They had appreciated |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent apprécié | They had appreciated |
Other Conjugations for Apprécier.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb apprécier
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apprécier
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apprécier
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apprécier
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apprécier
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apprécier
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apprécier
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apprécier (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apprécier
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apprécier
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apprécier
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apprécier
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apprécier
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apprécier
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apprécier
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apprécier
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apprécier
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Apprécier – 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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