Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb authentifier
Introduction to the verb authentifier
The English translation of the French verb authentifier is “to authenticate.” It is pronounced as oh-ten-tee-fee-yay in the infinitive form.
The language origin of authentifier can be traced back to the Latin word “authentificare,” meaning to establish the authenticity of something. In everyday French, it is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is the past tense used to describe an action that occurred before another past action.
Three simple examples of its usage in the Passé Antérieur tense with their English translations would be:
- J’eus authentifié les documents avant de les envoyer. (I had authenticated the documents before sending them.)
- Le détective eut authentifié l’identité du suspect avant de l’arrêter. (The detective had authenticated the identity of the suspect before arresting him.)
- Nous eûmes authentifié l’antiquité de l’objet avant de l’acheter. (We had authenticated the antiquity of the object before buying it.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of authentifier
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse authentifié | I had authenticated |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses authentifié | You had authenticated |
il | il eût | Il eût authentifié | He had authenticated |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût authentifié | She had authenticated |
on | on eût | On eût authentifié | One had authenticated |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes authentifié | We had authenticated |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes authentifié | You had authenticated |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent authentifié | They had authenticated |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent authentifié | They had authenticated |
Other Conjugations for Authentifier.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb authentifier
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb authentifier
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb authentifier
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb authentifier
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb authentifier
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb authentifier
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb authentifier
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb authentifier (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb authentifier
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb authentifier
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb authentifier
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb authentifier
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb authentifier
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb authentifier
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb authentifier
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb authentifier
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Authentifier – 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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