Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aurifier
Introduction to the verb aurifier
The English translation of the French verb aurifier is “to gild” or “to gold-plate.” It is pronounced as oh-ree-fee-ay.
Aurifier comes from the Latin word “aurificare,” which means “to make into gold.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is a past tense used to describe an action that happened before another past action.
Here are 3 simple examples of aurifier in the Passé Antérieur tense, along with their English translations:
- J’ai aurifié la statue avant de la vendre. (I had gilded the statue before selling it.)
- Tu avais aurifié les couverts pour le dîner. (You had gold-plated the cutlery for dinner.)
- Elle avait aurifié son collier avant la cérémonie. (She had gilded her necklace before the ceremony.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of aurifier
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse aurifié | I had aurified |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses aurifié | You had aurified |
il | il eût | Il eût aurifié | He had aurified |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût aurifié | She had aurified |
on | on eût | On eût aurifié | One had aurified |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes aurifié | We had aurified |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes aurifié | You had aurified |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent aurifié | They had aurified |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent aurifié | They had aurified |
Other Conjugations for Aurifier.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb aurifier
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aurifier
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aurifier
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aurifier
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aurifier
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aurifier
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aurifier
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aurifier (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aurifier
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aurifier
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aurifier
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aurifier
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aurifier
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aurifier
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aurifier
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aurifier
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aurifier
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Aurifier – 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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