Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb atrophier
Introduction to the verb atrophier
The English translation of the French verb atrophier is “to atrophy.” The infinitive form is pronounced “a-trof-ee-ay.”
Atrophier comes from the Greek word “trophḗ,” meaning “nourishment” or “food,” and the prefix “a-” which means “without.” In French, it is most often used in its past tense form, Passé Antérieur, which is used to indicate an action that occurred and was completed before another past action.
Here are three examples of atrophier in the Passé Antérieur tense:
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J’ai atrophié mes muscles avant de commencer à faire de l’exercice régulièrement. (I had atrophied my muscles before starting to exercise regularly.)
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Elle avait longtemps atrophié ses talents de chanteuse avant de finalement se produire sur scène. (She had long atrophied her singing talents before finally performing on stage.)
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Les plantes avaient complètement atrophié en raison du manque d’eau. (The plants had completely atrophied due to lack of water.)
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I had atrophied my muscles before starting to exercise regularly.
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She had long atrophied her singing talents before finally performing on stage.
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The plants had completely atrophied due to lack of water.
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of atrophier
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eus | J’eus atrophié | I had atrophied |
tu | tu eus | Tu eus atrophié | You had atrophied |
il | il eut | Il eut atrophié | He had atrophied |
elle | elle eut | Elle eut atrophié | She had atrophied |
on | on eut | On eut atrophié | One had atrophied |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes atrophié | We had atrophied |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes atrophié | You had atrophied |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent atrophié | They had atrophied |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent atrophié | They had atrophied |
Other Conjugations for Atrophier.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb atrophier
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb atrophier
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb atrophier
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb atrophier
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb atrophier
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb atrophier
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb atrophier
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb atrophier (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb atrophier
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb atrophier
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb atrophier
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb atrophier
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb atrophier
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb atrophier
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb atrophier
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb atrophier
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb atrophier
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Atrophier – 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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