Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confirmer
Introduction to the verb confirmer
The English translation of the French verb confirmer is “to confirm.” It is pronounced as “kohn-feer-may.”
The language origin of confirmer can be traced back to the Latin word “confirmare,” which means “to strengthen.” In everyday French, confirmer is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is a literary tense used to describe an action that occurred before another past action.
Here are 3 simple examples of confirmer used in the Passé Antérieur tense, along with their English translations:
- J’avais confirmé ma réservation avant de partir en vacances. (I had confirmed my reservation before leaving for vacation.)
- Elle avait confirmé ses doutes avant de prendre une décision. (She had confirmed her doubts before making a decision.)
- Nous avions confirmé nos soupçons avant de dénoncer le coupable. (We had confirmed our suspicions before denouncing the culprit.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of confirmer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse confirmé | I had confirmed |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses confirmé | You had confirmed |
il | il eût | Il eût confirmé | He had confirmed |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût confirmé | She had confirmed |
on | on eût | On eût confirmé | One had confirmed |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes confirmé | We had confirmed |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes confirmé | You had confirmed |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent confirmé | They had confirmed |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent confirmé | They had confirmed |
Other Conjugations for Confirmer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb confirmer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confirmer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confirmer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confirmer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confirmer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confirmer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confirmer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confirmer (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confirmer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confirmer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confirmer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confirmer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confirmer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confirmer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confirmer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confirmer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confirmer
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Confirmer – 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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