Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb archaïser
Introduction to the verb archaïser
The English translation of the French verb archaïser is “to archaize,” which means to make something or someone seem old-fashioned or outdated. The infinitive form of archaïser is pronounced as “ar-ka-ee-zay.”
The word archaïser comes from the French adjective “archaïque,” meaning “archaic,” which in turn derives from the Greek word “archaikos.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is the past tense that indicates completed actions that took place before another past action. It is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the Passé Simple tense and adding the past participle of the main verb.
Here are three examples of archaïser in the Passé Antérieur tense with their English translations:
- Ils avaient archaïsé leur maison avant de la vendre. (They had made their house seem old-fashioned before selling it.)
- Elle était archaïsée par sa tenue vestimentaire. (She was being made to seem old-fashioned by her clothing.)
- Nous avions archaïsé nos méthodes de travail pour plaire à notre patron. (We had made our working methods seem outdated to please our boss.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of archaïser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse archaïsé | I had outdated |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses archaïsé | You had outdated |
il | il eût | Il eût archaïsé | He had outdated |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût archaïsé | She had outdated |
on | on eût | On eût archaïsé | One had outdated |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes archaïsé | We had outdated |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes archaïsé | You had outdated |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent archaïsé | They had outdated |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent archaïsé | They had outdated |
Other Conjugations for Archaïser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb archaïser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb archaïser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb archaïser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb archaïser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb archaïser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb archaïser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb archaïser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb archaïser (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb archaïser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb archaïser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb archaïser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb archaïser
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb archaïser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb archaïser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb archaïser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb archaïser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb archaïser
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Archaïser – 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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