Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb asticoter
Introduction to the verb asticoter
The English translation of the French verb asticoter is “to tease” or “to annoy”. The infinitive form, asticoter, is pronounced as “ah-stee-coh-tay”.
The word asticoter comes from the combination of two words: “asti”, meaning “to prod or poke”, and “coter”, meaning “to cut or trim”. It originated in the 16th century and was commonly used in everyday French to describe someone who is playfully poking or teasing someone else.
In the Passé Antérieur tense, asticoter is used to describe an action that was completed in the past before another past action. It is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the past tense, followed by the past participle of asticoter (asticoté).
Here are three simple examples of asticoter in the Passé Antérieur tense:
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J’avais asticoté mon frère avant que mes parents ne rentrent à la maison. (I had teased my brother before my parents came home.)
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Elles étaient parties car je les avais asticotées toute la soirée. (They left because I had been teasing them all evening.)
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Il a été furieux après que je l’ai asticoté sur sa nouvelle coupe de cheveux. (He was furious after I had teased him about his new haircut.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of asticoter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse asticoté | I had pestered |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses asticoté | You had pestered |
il | il eût | Il eût asticoté | He had pestered |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût asticoté | She had pestered |
on | on eût | On eût asticoté | One had pestered |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes asticoté | We had pestered |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes asticoté | You had pestered |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent asticoté | They had pestered |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent asticoté | They had pestered |
Other Conjugations for Asticoter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb asticoter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb asticoter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb asticoter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb asticoter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb asticoter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb asticoter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb asticoter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb asticoter (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb asticoter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb asticoter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb asticoter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb asticoter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb asticoter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb asticoter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb asticoter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb asticoter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb asticoter
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Asticoter – 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)
Summary
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