Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb armer
Introduction to the verb armer
The English translation of the French verb armer is “to arm.” The infinitive form of the verb is pronounced “ahr-may.”
The word “armer” comes from the Latin word “arma,” meaning “arms” or “weapons.” In everyday French, it is most often used to describe the action of equipping or providing with weapons, but it can also refer to arming oneself with knowledge or tools.
In the Passé Antérieur tense, which is used to talk about an action that occurred before another action in the past, armer is conjugated as follows:
j’armai (I armed)
tu armas (you armed)
il/elle arma (he/she armed)
nous armâmes (we armed)
vous armâtes (you armed)
ils/elles armèrent (they armed)
Three simple examples of its usage in this tense are:
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Quand j’eus armé mon pistolet, j’ai entendu un bruit derrière moi. (After I had armed my gun, I heard a noise behind me.)
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L’armée avait armé tous les soldats avant la bataille. (The army had armed all the soldiers before the battle.)
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Après s’être armé de patience, il a réussi à terminer le puzzle. (After arming himself with patience, he managed to finish the puzzle.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of armer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse armé | I had armed |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses armé | You had armed |
il | il eût | Il eût armé | He had armed |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût armé | She had armed |
on | on eût | On eût armé | One had armed |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes armé | We had armed |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes armé | You had armed |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent armé | They had armed |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent armé | They had armed |
Other Conjugations for Armer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb armer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb armer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb armer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb armer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb armer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb armer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb armer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb armer (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb armer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb armer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb armer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb armer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb armer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb armer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb armer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb armer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb armer
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Armer – 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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