Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb atermoyer
Introduction to the verb atermoyer
The English translation of the French verb atermoyer is “to delay, procrastinate, stall.” The infinitive form is pronounced as “ah-ter-mwah-yay.”
The origin of the word atermoyer is from the Old French term “atermoier” meaning “to hesitate, delay.” It is a combination of the prefix “a-” meaning “to” and “termoier” meaning “to delay.” It was first recorded in the 14th century and has been used in everyday French since then.
In the Passé Antérieur tense, atermoyer is used to talk about actions that were completed in the past before another past action. It is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the passé simple tense followed by the past participle of atermoyer.
Here are three simple examples of atermoyer used in the Passé Antérieur tense with their English translations:
- J’eus atermoyé avant de prendre une décision. (I had delayed before making a decision.)
- Tu eus atermoyé jusqu’à ce qu’il soit trop tard. (You had procrastinated until it was too late.)
- Ils eurent atermoyé pendant des heures avant de se mettre au travail. (They had stalled for hours before starting to work.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of atermoyer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse atermoyé | I had procrastinated |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses atermoyé | You had procrastinated |
il | il eût | Il eût atermoyé | He had procrastinated |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût atermoyé | She had procrastinated |
on | on eût | On eût atermoyé | One had procrastinated |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes atermoyé | We had procrastinated |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes atermoyé | You had procrastinated |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent atermoyé | They had procrastinated |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent atermoyé | They had procrastinated |
Other Conjugations for Atermoyer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb atermoyer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb atermoyer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb atermoyer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb atermoyer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb atermoyer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb atermoyer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb atermoyer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb atermoyer (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb atermoyer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb atermoyer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb atermoyer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb atermoyer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb atermoyer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb atermoyer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb atermoyer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb atermoyer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb atermoyer
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Atermoyer – 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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