Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avérer
Introduction to the verb avérer
The English translation of the French verb avérer is “to prove” or “to turn out to be.” The infinitive form of avérer is pronounced “ah-veh-reh.”
Avérer comes from the Latin word advertere, which means “to turn towards.” It entered the French language in the 12th century with the meaning “to confirm” or “to prove.” In everyday French, avérer is most often used in the passé antérieur tense, which is the literary past tense used to describe actions that happened before another past action.
Here are three examples of avérer used in the passé antérieur tense:
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“Il s’avéra qu’il avait menti depuis le début.” (It turned out he had been lying from the start.)
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“Ses soupçons se révélèrent justifiés lorsque la vérité s’avéra enfin.” (His suspicions proved to be justified when the truth finally came to light.)
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“Les prédictions des scientifiques s’avérèrent exactes lorsque le volcan entra en éruption.” (The scientists’ predictions were proven right when the volcano erupted.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of avérer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eus | J’eus avéré | I had verified |
tu | tu eus | Tu eus avéré | You had verified |
il | il eut | Il eut avéré | He had verified |
elle | elle eut | Elle eut avéré | She had verified |
on | on eut | On eut avéré | One had verified |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes avéré | We had verified |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes avéré | You had verified |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent avéré | They had verified |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent avéré | They had verified |
Other Conjugations for Avérer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb avérer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avérer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avérer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avérer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avérer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avérer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avérer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avérer (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avérer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avérer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avérer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avérer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avérer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avérer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avérer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avérer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avérer
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Avérer – 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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