Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ciseler
Introduction to the verb ciseler
The English translation of the French verb ciseler is “to chisel” or “to engrave.”
Pronunciation: see-zuh-lay
Language origin:
Ciseler comes from the Old French word “cisel,” which means “chisel.” It has its roots in the Latin word “caesellus,” meaning “graver.” In everyday French, ciseler is most often used in its past tense form, passé antérieur, to describe an action that was completed before another past action.
Examples:
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J’étais tellement en colère que j’ai cisélé des mots méchants sur le mur. (I was so angry that I chiseled mean words on the wall.)
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Quand j’ai vu le beau marbre, j’ai immédiatement su que je devais ciseler une sculpture dessus. (When I saw the beautiful marble, I immediately knew I had to chisel a sculpture on it.)
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Dès qu’elle a reçu son diplôme, elle a cisélé son nom dans la pierre pour célébrer cette réalisation. (As soon as she received her diploma, she chiseled her name in the stone to celebrate this accomplishment.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of ciseler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eus ciselé | J’eus ciselé | I had chiseled |
tu | tu eusses ciselé | Tu eusses ciselé | You had chiseled |
il | il eût ciselé | Il eût ciselé | He had chiseled |
elle | elle eût ciselé | Elle eût ciselé | She had chiseled |
on | on eût ciselé | On eût ciselé | One had chiseled |
nous | nous eûmes ciselé | Nous eûmes ciselé | We had chiseled |
vous | vous eûtes ciselé | Vous eûtes ciselé | You had chiseled |
ils | ils eurent ciselé | Ils eurent ciselé | They had chiseled |
elles | elles eurent ciselé | Elles eurent ciselé | They had chiseled |
Other Conjugations for Ciseler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb ciseler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ciseler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ciseler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ciseler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ciseler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ciseler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ciseler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ciseler (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ciseler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ciseler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ciseler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ciseler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ciseler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ciseler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ciseler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ciseler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ciseler
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Ciseler – 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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