Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aviner
Introduction to the verb aviner
The English translation of the French verb “aviner” is “to make drunk” or “to get drunk.” The infinitive form of “aviner” is pronounced as /a.ve.ne/.
The verb “aviner” comes from the Old French word “aviner” which means “to intoxicate.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Passé Simple (Simple Past) tense, which is a literary tense used to describe past actions. Nowadays, the Passé Simple is mainly used in written narratives, literature, or formal contexts.
Here are three simple examples of the usage of “aviner” in the Passé Simple tense:
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Hier soir, il avina ses amis avec du vin rouge.
(Last night, he made his friends drunk with red wine.) -
Lors de cette fête, nous avinâmes joyeusement jusqu’au petit matin.
(During that party, we got happily drunk until early morning.) -
Les invités se sont avinés pendant la célébration du mariage.
(The guests got drunk during the wedding celebration.)
Note: The examples provided are in the Passé Simple tense, but it is important to note that in everyday spoken French, the Passé Composé tense is more commonly used to express past actions.
Table of the Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of aviner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | avinai | J’avinai le vin. | I aged the wine. |
Tu | avinas | Tu avinas le vin. | You aged the wine. |
Il | avina | Il avina le vin. | He aged the wine. |
Elle | avina | Elle avina le vin. | She aged the wine. |
On | avina | On avina le vin. | One aged the wine. |
Nous | avinâmes | Nous avinâmes le vin. | We aged the wine. |
Vous | avinâtes | Vous avinâtes le vin. | You aged the wine. |
Ils | avinèrent | Ils avinèrent le vin. | They aged the wine. |
Elles | avinèrent | Elles avinèrent le vin. | They (feminine) aged the wine. |
Other Conjugations for Aviner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb aviner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aviner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aviner (You’re reading it right now!)
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aviner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aviner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aviner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aviner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aviner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aviner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aviner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aviner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aviner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aviner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aviner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aviner
Conditionnel Passé II (Conditional Past II) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aviner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aviner
L’impératif Passé (Imperative Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aviner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aviner
L’infinitif Passé (Infinitive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aviner
Le Participe Présent (Present Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aviner
Le Participe Passé (Past Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aviner
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Aviner – About the French Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense
Formation
Usage
Narration
Historical Context
Interactions with other tenses
Passé Composé
Imparfait
Conditional and Subjunctive
Summary
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