Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb automatiser
Introduction to the verb automatiser
The English translation of the French verb automatiser is “to automate.” It is pronounced as “oh-toh-mah-tee-zay.”
The word automatiser comes from the French noun automate, which means “automaton” or “mechanical device.” It is derived from the Greek word automatos, meaning “self-moving” or “acting of one’s own will.”
In everyday French, automatiser is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is the literary past tense used to describe an action that occurred before another past action. It is formed by conjugating the auxiliary verb avoir or être in the passé simple tense, and adding the past participle of the main verb.
Here are three examples of automatiser in the Passé Antérieur tense:
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J’ai automatisé le processus de production avant que nous ne lancions le nouveau produit. (I had automated the production process before we launched the new product.)
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Elle a automatisé toutes les tâches répétitives pour gagner du temps. (She had automated all the repetitive tasks to save time.)
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Ils sont automatisés les systèmes de contrôle avant que l’usine ne soit opérationnelle. (They had automated the control systems before the factory was operational.)
Overall, automatiser is a commonly used verb in French, especially in the context of technology and industry. It is used to describe the process of making something automatic or self-operating.
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of automatiser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse automatisé | I had automated |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses automatisé | You had automated |
il | il eût | Il eût automatisé | He had automated |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût automatisé | She had automated |
on | on eût | On eût automatisé | One had automated |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes automatisé | We had automated |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes automatisé | You had automated |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent automatisé | They had automated |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent automatisé | They had automated |
Other Conjugations for Automatiser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb automatiser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb automatiser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb automatiser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb automatiser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb automatiser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb automatiser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb automatiser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb automatiser (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb automatiser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb automatiser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb automatiser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb automatiser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb automatiser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb automatiser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb automatiser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb automatiser
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Automatiser – 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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