Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb auditionner
Introduction to the verb auditionner
The English translation of the French verb auditionner is “to audition” or “to try out.” It is pronounced as “oh-di-shoe-nay” in its infinitive form.
The word auditionner is derived from the Latin word “audire,” meaning “to hear.” It first appeared in the French language in the 16th century. In everyday French, it is most commonly used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is the literary past tense used to talk about completed actions that happened before another past action.
Here are three simple examples of how it is used in the Passé Antérieur tense, with their English translations:
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J’auditionnai hier pour un rôle dans une pièce de théâtre.
(I auditioned yesterday for a role in a play.) -
Elle auditionna plusieurs candidats avant de choisir le meilleur pour le poste.
(She auditioned several candidates before choosing the best one for the job.) -
Ils auditionnèrent plusieurs chanteurs avant de se décider pour le gagnant de la compétition.
(They auditioned several singers before deciding on the winner of the competition.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of auditionner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse auditionné | I had auditioned |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses auditionné | You had auditioned |
il | il eût | Il eût auditionné | He had auditioned |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût auditionné | She had auditioned |
on | on eût | On eût auditionné | One had auditioned |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes auditionné | We had auditioned |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes auditionné | You had auditioned |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent auditionné | They had auditioned |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent auditionné | They had auditioned |
Other Conjugations for Auditionner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb auditionner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb auditionner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb auditionner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb auditionner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb auditionner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb auditionner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb auditionner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb auditionner (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb auditionner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb auditionner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb auditionner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb auditionner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb auditionner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb auditionner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb auditionner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb auditionner
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Auditionner – 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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