Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confédérer
Introduction to the verb confédérer
The English translation of the French verb confédérer is “to confederate.” The infinitive form, confédérer, is pronounced as “kon-fey-deh-rey.”
The word confédérer comes from the Latin word “foederatus,” meaning “allied” or “in league.” It entered the French language in the late 14th century.
In everyday French, confédérer is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is the past perfect tense in English. This tense is used to describe an action that occurred before another past action.
Here are three simple examples of confédérer in the Passé Antérieur tense:
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Les tribus se sont confédérées pour former une alliance contre l’empire romain. (The tribes confederated to form an alliance against the Roman Empire.)
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Après avoir remporté la guerre, les deux pays se sont confédérés pour créer une union économique. (After winning the war, the two countries confederated to create an economic union.)
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Les états se sont confédérés pour protéger leurs droits et leurs intérêts communs. (The states confederated to protect their common rights and interests.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of confédérer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse confédéré | I had federated |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses confédéré | You had federated |
il | il eût | Il eût confédéré | He had federated |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût confédéré | She had federated |
on | on eût | On eût confédéré | One had federated |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes confédéré | We had federated |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes confédéré | You had federated |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent confédéré | They had federated |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent confédéré | They had federated |
Other Conjugations for Confédérer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb confédérer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confédérer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confédérer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confédérer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confédérer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confédérer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confédérer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confédérer (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confédérer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confédérer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confédérer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confédérer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confédérer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confédérer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confédérer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confédérer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confédérer
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Confédérer – 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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