Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aviver
Introduction to the verb aviver
The English translation of the French verb aviver is “to revive” or “to rekindle.” It is pronounced “ah-vee-vay.”
The origin of the word aviver can be traced back to the Latin word “vivus,” meaning alive or living. In Old French, it evolved into “avivre” and eventually became “aviver” in modern French.
In everyday French, aviver is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is the literary past tense used to express actions that occurred before another past action. It is equivalent to the English past perfect tense.
Here are three simple examples of aviver used in the Passé Antérieur tense with their English translations:
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J’avais avivé le feu avant qu’il ne commence à pleuvoir. (I had revived the fire before it started raining.)
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Elle avait avivé ses souvenirs en regardant les photos de son enfance. (She had rekindled her memories by looking at photos from her childhood.)
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Nous avions avivé notre amitié après des années de séparation. (We had revived our friendship after years of being apart.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of aviver
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eus | J’eus avivé | I had revived |
tu | tu eus | Tu eus avivé | You had revived |
il | il eut | Il eut avivé | He had revived |
elle | elle eut | Elle eut avivé | She had revived |
on | on eut | On eut avivé | One had revived |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes avivé | We had revived |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes avivé | You had revived |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent avivé | They had revived |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent avivé | They had revived |
Other Conjugations for Aviver.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb aviver
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aviver
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aviver
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aviver
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aviver
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aviver
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aviver
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aviver (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aviver
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aviver
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aviver
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aviver
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aviver
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aviver
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aviver
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aviver
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aviver
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Aviver – 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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