Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confier
Introduction to the verb confier
The English translation of the French verb confier is “to entrust” or “to confide.” It is pronounced as “kohn-fee-ay.”
Confier comes from the Latin word “confidere,” which means “to trust.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is the past perfect tense used to indicate an action that was completed before another past action.
Example 1: Elle lui eut confié ses secrets. (She had entrusted her secrets to him.)
Example 2: J’eus confié mes doutes à ma meilleure amie. (I had confided my doubts to my best friend.)
Example 3: Tu eus confié ton projet à ton chef de département. (You had entrusted your project to your department head.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of confier
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eus | J’eus confié | I had entrusted |
tu | tu eus | Tu eus confié | You had entrusted |
il | il eut | Il eut confié | He had entrusted |
elle | elle eut | Elle eut confié | She had entrusted |
on | on eut | On eut confié | One had entrusted |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes confié | We had entrusted |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes confié | You had entrusted |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent confié | They had entrusted |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent confié | They had entrusted |
Other Conjugations for Confier.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb confier
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confier
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confier
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confier
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confier
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confier
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confier
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confier (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confier
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confier
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confier
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confier
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confier
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confier
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confier
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confier
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confier
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Confier – 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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