Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avoyer
Introduction to the verb avoyer
The English translation of the French verb avoyer is “to send someone on a mission” or “to send someone to a specific place or task.” The infinitive form of avoyer is pronounced as “ah-vwah-yay.”
The origin of the word “avoyer” can be traced back to the Latin word “adiutare,” which means “to help.” Over time, it evolved into “avoiier” in Old French, which means “to assist or serve.” In the 13th century, it took on the meaning of “to send on a mission” and eventually became the modern verb “avoyer.”
In everyday French, avoyer is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is the past perfect tense in English. This tense is typically used to describe an action that occurred before another action in the past.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in the Passé Antérieur tense with the respective English translations:
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J’avais avoyé mes enfants à l’école avant de partir travailler. (I had sent my children to school before leaving for work.)
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Elle avait avoyé une lettre à sa mère avant de partir en voyage. (She had sent a letter to her mother before leaving on her trip.)
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Nous avions avoyé les invitations avant que la fête ne commence. (We had sent the invitations before the party started.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of avoyer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eus | J’eus avoyé | I had sent |
tu | tu eus | Tu eus avoyé | You had sent |
il | il eut | Il eut avoyé | He had sent |
elle | elle eut | Elle eut avoyé | She had sent |
on | on eut | On eut avoyé | One had sent |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes avoyé | We had sent |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes avoyé | You had sent |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent avoyé | They had sent |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent avoyé | They had sent |
Other Conjugations for Avoyer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb avoyer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avoyer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avoyer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avoyer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avoyer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avoyer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avoyer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avoyer (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avoyer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avoyer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avoyer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avoyer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avoyer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avoyer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avoyer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avoyer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avoyer
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Avoyer – 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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