Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chirographier
Introduction to the verb chirographier
The English translation of the French verb chirographier is “to handwrite” or “to write by hand.” It is pronounced as “shee-ro-gra-fee-ay.”
The origin of the word chirographier comes from the Greek word “kheirógraphos,” meaning “handwriting.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is the literary past tense used to describe actions that occurred before another action in the past.
Three simple examples of its usage in the Passé Antérieur tense are:
- Je chirographiai ma lettre avant de la poster. (I handwritten my letter before posting it.)
- Tu chirographias ta signature sur le contrat. (You handwrote your signature on the contract.)
- Il chirographia son nom sur le bordereau. (He handwrote his name on the form.)
In all of these examples, chirographier is used to indicate an action that was completed before another action in the past. In English, this tense is often translated as “had + past participle.”
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of chirographier
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse chirographié | I had written by hand |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses chirographié | You had written by hand |
il | il eût | Il eût chirographié | He had written by hand |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût chirographié | She had written by hand |
on | on eût | On eût chirographié | One had written by hand |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes chirographié | We had written by hand |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes chirographié | You had written by hand |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent chirographié | They had written by hand |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent chirographié | They had written by hand |
Other Conjugations for Chirographier.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb chirographier
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chirographier
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chirographier
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chirographier
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chirographier
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chirographier
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chirographier
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chirographier (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chirographier
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chirographier
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chirographier
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chirographier
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chirographier
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chirographier
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chirographier
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chirographier
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Chirographier – 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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