Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cibler
Introduction to the verb cibler
The English translation of the French verb cibler is “to target” or “to aim at.” The infinitive form of cibler is pronounced “see-blair.”
The word cibler comes from the Latin word “cibus,” meaning “food,” which evolved into the Old French word “cibole” meaning “onion.” Over time, it took on the meaning of “to aim” or “to target,” likely because onions were often used as projectiles in ancient times.
In everyday French, cibler is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is a past tense used to describe an action that happened before another past action. It is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the imparfait tense, followed by the past participle of the main verb (in this case, ciblé).
Example 1: Elle avait ciblé le centre de la cible avant que le vent ne se lève. (She had targeted the center of the target before the wind picked up.)
Example 2: J’étais déjà parti quand il a ciblé mon discours. (I had already left when he targeted my speech.)
Example 3: Nous étions fatigués mais nous avions ciblé toutes les tâches importantes. (We were tired but we had targeted all the important tasks.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of cibler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eus | J’eus ciblé | I had targeted |
tu | tu eus | Tu eus ciblé | You had targeted |
il | il eut | Il eut ciblé | He had targeted |
elle | elle eut | Elle eut ciblé | She had targeted |
on | on eut | On eut ciblé | One had targeted |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes ciblé | We had targeted |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes ciblé | You had targeted |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent ciblé | They had targeted |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent ciblé | They had targeted |
Other Conjugations for Cibler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb cibler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cibler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cibler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cibler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cibler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cibler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cibler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cibler (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cibler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cibler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cibler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cibler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cibler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cibler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cibler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cibler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cibler
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Cibler – 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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