Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb augurer
Introduction to the verb augurer
The English translation of the French verb augurer is “to augur” or “to predict.” It is pronounced as “oh-guh-ray.”
The word “augurer” comes from the Latin word “augurium” which means “divination” or “prediction.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Passé Antérieur tense, which corresponds to the past perfect tense in English. This tense is used to talk about an action that was completed before another past action.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in the Passé Antérieur tense with their English translations:
1) J’eus auguré que ma sœur allait réussir ses examens. (I had predicted that my sister would pass her exams.)
2) Tu eus bien auguré le résultat du match. (You had correctly predicted the outcome of the game.)
3) Il eut auguré une année fructueuse pour l’entreprise. (He had foreseen a fruitful year for the company.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of augurer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse auguré | I had augured |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses auguré | You had augured |
il | il eût | Il eût auguré | He had augured |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût auguré | She had augured |
on | on eût | On eût auguré | One had augured |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes auguré | We had augured |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes auguré | You had augured |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent auguré | They had augured |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent auguré | They had augured |
Other Conjugations for Augurer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb augurer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb augurer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb augurer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb augurer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb augurer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb augurer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb augurer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb augurer (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb augurer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb augurer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb augurer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb augurer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb augurer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb augurer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb augurer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb augurer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb augurer
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Augurer – 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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