Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diplômer
Introduction to the verb diplômer
The English translation of the French verb diplômer is “to award a diploma” or “to graduate.” It is pronounced “dee-ploh-may” in its infinitive form.
The word diplômer comes from the Latin word “diploma,” meaning a document or certificate. It was first used in the French language in the 17th century.
In everyday French, diplômer is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is a past tense used to talk about a completed action that happened before another past action. It is formed with the auxiliary verb avoir or être in the imparfait tense, followed by the past participle of the main verb. For example: “J’avais diplômé” or “Je fus diplômé” (I had graduated).
Here are three simple examples of its usage in the Passé Antérieur tense, with the respective English translations:
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Nous avions tous diplômé avant le début de l’année. (We had all graduated before the beginning of the year.)
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Elle fut diplômée avec mention très bien. (She graduated with highest honors.)
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Les étudiants furent diplômés le mois dernier. (The students graduated last month.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of diplômer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eus | J’eus diplômé | I had graduated |
tu | tu eus | Tu eus diplômé | You had graduated |
il | il eut | Il eut diplômé | He had graduated |
elle | elle eut | Elle eut diplômé | She had graduated |
on | on eut | On eut diplômé | One had graduated |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes diplômé | We had graduated |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes diplômé | You had graduated |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent diplômé | They had graduated |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent diplômé | They had graduated |
Other Conjugations for Diplômer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb diplômer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diplômer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diplômer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diplômer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diplômer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diplômer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diplômer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diplômer (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diplômer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diplômer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diplômer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diplômer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diplômer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diplômer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diplômer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diplômer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diplômer
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Diplômer – 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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