Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb autotomiser
Introduction to the verb autotomiser
The English translation of the French verb autotomiser is “to self-amputate.” It is pronounced as “oh-toh-toh-mee-zay.”
The word autotomiser comes from the Greek roots “auto,” meaning self, and “tomos,” meaning cut. It is most often used in everyday French to describe the act of an animal voluntarily detaching a part of its body, such as a lizard shedding its tail to escape a predator.
In the Passé Antérieur tense, autotomiser is used to describe an action that occurred in the past, before another action in the past. This tense is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the past tense, followed by the past participle of autotomiser.
Here are three simple examples of autotomiser in the Passé Antérieur tense, with their English translations:
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J’ai autotomisé ma queue avant que le serpent ne me mange. (I had self-amputated my tail before the snake could eat me.)
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Les lézards se sont autotomisés pour échapper aux prédateurs. (The lizards self-amputated to escape predators.)
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Les insectes s’étaient autotomisés pour se libérer des pièges. (The insects had self-amputated to free themselves from traps.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of autotomiser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse autotomisé | I had autotomized |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses autotomisé | You had autotomized |
il | il eût | Il eût autotomisé | He had autotomized |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût autotomisé | She had autotomized |
on | on eût | On eût autotomisé | One had autotomized |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes autotomisé | We had autotomized |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes autotomisé | You had autotomized |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent autotomisé | They had autotomized |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent autotomisé | They had autotomized |
Other Conjugations for Autotomiser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb autotomiser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb autotomiser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb autotomiser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb autotomiser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb autotomiser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb autotomiser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb autotomiser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb autotomiser (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb autotomiser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb autotomiser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb autotomiser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb autotomiser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb autotomiser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb autotomiser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb autotomiser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb autotomiser
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Autotomiser – 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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