Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calligraphier
Introduction to the verb calligraphier
The English translation of the French verb calligraphier is “to calligraph,” and it is pronounced as “kah-lee-grah-fee-ay.”
The language origin of calligraphier comes from the Greek words “kallos” meaning beauty, and “graphein” meaning to write. It first emerged in French during the 15th century, when the art of calligraphy was highly valued in Europe.
In everyday French, calligraphier is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is the literary past tense and signifies an action that occurred before another past action. It is also commonly used in formal or academic contexts, such as discussing historical events or artistic techniques.
Example 1: J’eus calligraphié mon nom sur le parchemin avant de le remettre à l’Empereur. (I had calligraphed my name on the parchment before handing it to the Emperor.)
Example 2: Elle eut calligraphié de nombreux poèmes dans son journal intime avant de les publier. (She had calligraphed many poems in her diary before publishing them.)
Example 3: Les artistes du Moyen-Âge avaient calligraphié de magnifiques manuscrits à la main. (The artists of the Middle Ages had calligraphed magnificent manuscripts by hand.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of calligraphier
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse calligraphié | I had calligraphed |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses calligraphié | You had calligraphed |
il | il eût | Il eût calligraphié | He had calligraphed |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût calligraphié | She had calligraphed |
on | on eût | On eût calligraphié | One had calligraphed |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes calligraphié | We had calligraphed |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes calligraphié | You had calligraphed |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent calligraphié | They had calligraphed |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent calligraphié | They had calligraphed |
Other Conjugations for Calligraphier.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb calligraphier
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calligraphier
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calligraphier
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calligraphier
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calligraphier
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calligraphier
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calligraphier
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calligraphier (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calligraphier
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calligraphier
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calligraphier
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calligraphier
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calligraphier
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calligraphier
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calligraphier
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calligraphier
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Calligraphier – 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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