Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb archiver
Introduction to the verb archiver
The English translation of the French verb archiver is “to archive.” It is pronounced “ar-shee-vay.”
The word “archiver” comes from the Latin word “archivum,” meaning “a place for keeping records.” It entered the French language in the 16th century and has been used to refer to the act of organizing and storing documents ever since.
In everyday French, archiver is often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is used to describe an action that occurred before another action in the past. Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense, with the respective English translations:
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J’avais archivé mes photos avant de déménager. (I had archived my photos before moving.)
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Il avait archivé tous ses relevés bancaires avant de partir en vacances. (He had archived all his bank statements before leaving on vacation.)
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Nous avions archivé toutes nos factures avant de vendre notre maison. (We had archived all our bills before selling our house.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of archiver
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse archivé | I had archived |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses archivé | You had archived |
il | il eût | Il eût archivé | He had archived |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût archivé | She had archived |
on | on eût | On eût archivé | One had archived |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes archivé | We had archived |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes archivé | You had archived |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent archivé | They had archived |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent archivé | They had archived |
Other Conjugations for Archiver.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb archiver
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb archiver
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb archiver
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb archiver
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb archiver
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb archiver
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb archiver
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb archiver (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb archiver
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb archiver
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb archiver
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb archiver
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb archiver
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb archiver
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb archiver
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb archiver
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb archiver
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Archiver – 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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