Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb catéchiser
Introduction to the verb catéchiser
The English translation of the French verb catéchiser is “to catechize” or “to instruct in religious doctrine.” Its pronunciation in the infinitive form is “kah-teh-shee-zay.”
The word catéchiser comes from the Latin word “catechizare,” which means “to teach by word of mouth.” It is derived from the Greek word “katekhein,” which means “to instruct.”
In everyday French, catéchiser is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is the past tense used to describe a completed action that happened before another past action. This tense is formed by combining the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the passé simple tense with the past participle of the main verb.
Three simple examples of catéchiser in the Passé Antérieur tense with their English translations are:
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J’ai catéchisé les enfants avant qu’ils fassent leur première communion. (I had catechized the children before they made their first communion.)
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Tu as catéchisé les étudiants hier soir. (You catechized the students last night.)
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Le prêtre a catéchisé la nouvelle paroissienne avant son baptême. (The priest catechized the new parishioner before her baptism.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of catéchiser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse catéchisé | I had catechized |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses catéchisé | You had catechized |
il | il eût | Il eût catéchisé | He had catechized |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût catéchisé | She had catechized |
on | on eût | On eût catéchisé | One had catechized |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes catéchisé | We had catechized |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes catéchisé | You had catechized |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent catéchisé | They had catechized |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent catéchisé | They had catechized |
Other Conjugations for Catéchiser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb catéchiser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb catéchiser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb catéchiser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb catéchiser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb catéchiser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb catéchiser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb catéchiser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb catéchiser (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb catéchiser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb catéchiser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb catéchiser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb catéchiser
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb catéchiser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb catéchiser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb catéchiser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb catéchiser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb catéchiser
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Catéchiser – 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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