Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conformer
Introduction to the verb conformer
The English translation of the French verb conformer is “to conform.” It is pronounced as “kohm-fawr-meh.”
The word conformer comes from the Latin word “conformare,” which means “to form, shape, or mold.” In everyday French, conformer is most often used to mean “to comply, to adapt, or to conform to something.”
In the Passé Antérieur tense, conformer is used to talk about a completed action that happened before another past action. It is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” in the passé simple tense followed by the past participle of conformer, which is “conformé.”
Here are three simple examples of how conformer is used in the Passé Antérieur tense, with their English translations:
- J’avais conformé mon comportement aux règles avant que mon chef ne m’en parle. (I had conformed my behavior to the rules before my boss mentioned it.)
- Tu avais conformé ta tenue vestimentaire aux exigences de la soirée. (You had conformed your outfit to the requirements of the party.)
- Elle avait conformé son discours à celui de son mari pour éviter les conflits. (She had conformed her speech to her husband’s in order to avoid conflicts.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of conformer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse conformé | I had conformed |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses conformé | You had conformed |
il | il eût | Il eût conformé | He had conformed |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût conformé | She had conformed |
on | on eût | On eût conformé | One had conformed |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes conformé | We had conformed |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes conformé | You had conformed |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent conformé | They had conformed |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent conformé | They had conformed |
Other Conjugations for Conformer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb conformer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conformer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conformer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conformer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conformer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conformer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conformer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conformer (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conformer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conformer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conformer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conformer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conformer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conformer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conformer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conformer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conformer
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Conformer – 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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