Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arnaquer
Introduction to the verb arnaquer
The English translation of the French verb arnaquer is “to swindle” or “to scam.” It is pronounced “ahr-nah-kay” in the infinitive form.
Arnaquer comes from the French word “arnaque,” which means “scam.” The word originated from the old French term “arnaquer,” which meant “plunder” or “booty.”
In everyday French, arnaquer is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is a compound past tense used to describe an action that occurred before another past action. This tense is formed by combining the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the Imparfait tense with the past participle of the main verb.
Here are three simple examples of arnaquer used in the Passé Antérieur tense:
- Ils eurent arnaqué tous leurs amis avant de fuir le pays. (They had swindled all their friends before fleeing the country.)
- J’eus été arnaquée par ce vendeur malhonnête avant de réaliser que j’avais payé trop cher. (I had been scammed by that dishonest salesman before realizing I had paid too much.)
- Les deux complices eurent organisé une fausse loterie pour arnaquer des personnes âgées. (The two accomplices had organized a fake lottery to swindle elderly people.)
English translations:
- They had swindled all their friends before fleeing the country.
- I had been scammed by that dishonest salesman before realizing I had paid too much.
- The two accomplices had organized a fake lottery to swindle elderly people.
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of arnaquer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse arnaqué | I had swindled |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses arnaqué | You had swindled |
il | il eût | Il eût arnaqué | He had swindled |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût arnaqué | She had swindled |
on | on eût | On eût arnaqué | One had swindled |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes arnaqué | We had swindled |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes arnaqué | You had swindled |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent arnaqué | They had swindled |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent arnaqué | They had swindled |
Other Conjugations for Arnaquer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb arnaquer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arnaquer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arnaquer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arnaquer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arnaquer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arnaquer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arnaquer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arnaquer (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arnaquer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arnaquer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arnaquer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arnaquer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arnaquer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arnaquer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arnaquer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arnaquer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arnaquer
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Arnaquer – 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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