Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alcaliniser
Introduction to the verb alcaliniser
The English translation of the French verb alcaliniser is “to alkalize.” It is pronounced “al-kah-lee-nee-zay” in its infinitive form.
The word alcaliniser comes from the noun alcali, which means “alkali” or “base” in French, and the suffix -iser, which denotes the action of making something a certain way. Therefore, alcaliniser refers to the action of making something more alkaline or basic.
In everyday French, alcaliniser is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is a compound tense formed with the auxiliary verb avoir or être in the simple past tense and the past participle of the main verb. It is used to talk about completed actions in the past that happened before another past action or at a specific point in the past.
Here are three simple examples of alcaliniser in the Passé Antérieur tense with their respective English translations:
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J’ai alcalinisé le sol avant de planter les fleurs. (I had alkalized the soil before planting the flowers.)
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Elle fut alcalinisée par les médicaments qu’elle a pris. (She was alkalized by the medications she took.)
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Nous avions déjà alcalinisé l’eau avant que le chimiste n’arrive. (We had already alkalized the water before the chemist arrived.)
In these examples, we see how alcaliniser is used to describe an action that was completed in the past before another past action or at a specific point in the past.
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of alcaliniser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse alcalinisé | I had alkalized |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses alcalinisé | You had alkalized |
il | il eût | Il eût alcalinisé | He had alkalized |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût alcalinisé | She had alkalized |
on | on eût | On eût alcalinisé | One had alkalized |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes alcalinisé | We had alkalized |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes alcalinisé | You had alkalized |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent alcalinisé | They had alkalized |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent alcalinisé | They had alkalized |
Other Conjugations for Alcaliniser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb alcaliniser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alcaliniser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alcaliniser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alcaliniser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alcaliniser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alcaliniser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alcaliniser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alcaliniser (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alcaliniser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alcaliniser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alcaliniser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alcaliniser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alcaliniser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alcaliniser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alcaliniser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alcaliniser
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Alcaliniser – 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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