Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fiancer
Introduction to the verb fiancer
The English translation of the French verb fiancer is “to get engaged.” The infinitive form, fiancer, is pronounced as “fee-an-say.”
The verb fiancer comes from the Old French word fiance, which means “a promise.” It is derived from the Latin word fidare, which means “to trust.” In everyday French, fiancer is commonly used to express the act of becoming engaged or making a commitment to marry someone.
Here are three examples of fiancer in the Passé Simple tense:
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Ils se fiancèrent l’année dernière.
English translation: They got engaged last year. -
Elle le fiança lors de leur voyage à Paris.
English translation: She got him engaged during their trip to Paris. -
Nous nous fîmes fiancer devant nos familles.
English translation: We got engaged in front of our families.
These examples illustrate the use of fiancer in the Simple Past tense to describe past actions of becoming engaged or getting someone engaged.
Table of the Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of fiancer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | fiançai | Je me fiançai avec elle. | I got engaged to her. |
Tu | fianças | Tu fianças avec lui. | You got engaged to him. |
Il | fiança | Il se fiança avec elle. | He got engaged to her. |
Elle | fiança | Elle se fiança avec lui. | She got engaged to him. |
On | fiança | On se fiança rapidement. | One got engaged quickly. |
Nous | fiançâmes | Nous nous fiançâmes en secret. | We got engaged in secret. |
Vous | fiançâtes | Vous vous fiançâtes hier. | You got engaged yesterday. |
Ils | fiancèrent | Ils se fiancèrent en été. | They got engaged in summer. |
Elles | fiancèrent | Elles se fiancèrent pour la vie. | They (feminine) got engaged for life. |
Other Conjugations for Fiancer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb fiancer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fiancer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fiancer (You’re reading it right now!)
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fiancer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fiancer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fiancer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fiancer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fiancer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fiancer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fiancer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fiancer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fiancer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fiancer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fiancer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fiancer
Conditionnel Passé II (Conditional Past II) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fiancer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fiancer
L’impératif Passé (Imperative Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fiancer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fiancer
L’infinitif Passé (Infinitive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fiancer
Le Participe Présent (Present Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fiancer
Le Participe Passé (Past Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fiancer
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Fiancer – About the French Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense
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Interactions with other tenses
Passé Composé
Imparfait
Conditional and Subjunctive
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