Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb autopsier
Introduction to the verb autopsier
The English translation of the French verb autopsier is “to autopsy.” The infinitive form of autopsier is pronounced as “oh-toh-pee-zee-ay.”
The language origin of autopsier can be traced back to the Greek word “autopsia,” meaning “to see with one’s own eyes.” It entered the French language in the 16th century and is derived from the Latin verb “autopsiare.”
Autopsier is most often used in everyday French in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is used to express a completed action that occurred before another past action. It is often used in medical or forensic contexts to describe the act of performing an autopsy on a deceased person.
Here are three simple examples of autopsier in the Passé Antérieur tense:
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Les médecins eurent autopsié le corps avant de conclure à une mort naturelle. (The doctors had autopsied the body before concluding it was a natural death.)
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Elle fut choquée d’apprendre que son mari avait été autopsié sans son consentement. (She was shocked to learn that her husband had been autopsied without her consent.)
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Les experts avaient autopsié les restes humains pour déterminer la cause de la mort. (The experts had autopsied the human remains to determine the cause of death.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of autopsier
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse autopsié | I had autopsied |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses autopsié | You had autopsied |
il | il eût | Il eût autopsié | He had autopsied |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût autopsié | She had autopsied |
on | on eût | On eût autopsié | One had autopsied |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes autopsié | We had autopsied |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes autopsié | You had autopsied |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent autopsié | They had autopsied |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent autopsié | They had autopsied |
Other Conjugations for Autopsier.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb autopsier
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb autopsier
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb autopsier
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb autopsier
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb autopsier
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb autopsier
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb autopsier
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb autopsier (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb autopsier
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb autopsier
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb autopsier
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb autopsier
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb autopsier
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb autopsier
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb autopsier
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb autopsier
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb autopsier
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Autopsier – 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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