Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arpéger
Introduction to the verb arpéger
The English translation of the French verb arpéger is “to arpeggiate.” It is pronounced as “ahr-pey-zhey.”
The word arpéger comes from the French word “arpège,” which means “arpeggio,” and the suffix “-er,” which is used to form verbs. It is most often used in music to describe the act of playing a chord in a broken or arpeggiated style.
In everyday French, especially in the Passé Antérieur tense, arpéger is used to describe an action that was completed before another action in the past. Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense, with their respective English translations:
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J’avais arpégé la chanson avant que le chanteur ne commence à chanter. (I had arpeggiated the song before the singer started singing.)
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Tu avais arpégé toutes les notes de la partition avant le concert. (You had arpeggiated all the notes in the score before the concert.)
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Il avait arpégé la mélodie avec précision avant de se produire sur scène. (He had arpeggiated the melody with precision before performing on stage.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of arpéger
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eus | J’eus arpegeé | I had arpeggiated |
tu | tu eus | Tu eus arpegeé | You had arpeggiated |
il | il eut | Il eut arpegeé | He had arpeggiated |
elle | elle eut | Elle eut arpegeé | She had arpeggiated |
on | on eut | On eut arpegeé | One had arpeggiated |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes arpegeé | We had arpeggiated |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes arpegeé | You had arpeggiated |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent arpegeé | They had arpeggiated |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent arpegeé | They had arpeggiated |
Other Conjugations for Arpéger.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb arpéger
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arpéger
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arpéger
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arpéger
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arpéger
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arpéger
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arpéger
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arpéger (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arpéger
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arpéger
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arpéger
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arpéger
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arpéger
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arpéger
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arpéger
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arpéger
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arpéger
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Arpéger – 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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