Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baptiser
Introduction to the verb baptiser
The English translation of the French verb baptiser is “to baptize.” It is pronounced as “bahp-tee-zay.”
The word baptiser comes from the Latin word “baptizare,” which means “to immerse” or “to dip.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is the literary past tense used to describe completed actions that happened before another past action.
Here are three examples of its usage in the Passé Antérieur tense, with their respective English translations:
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J’eus baptisé mon fils avant qu’il ne meure.
Translation: I had baptized my son before he died. -
Ils eurent baptisé leur bébé avant de déménager en France.
Translation: They had baptized their baby before moving to France. -
Elle eut baptisé sa filleule avant de se convertir à une autre religion.
Translation: She had baptized her goddaughter before converting to another religion.
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of baptiser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse baptisé | I had baptized |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses baptisé | You had baptized |
il | il eût | Il eût baptisé | He had baptized |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût baptisé | She had baptized |
on | on eût | On eût baptisé | One had baptized |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes baptisé | We had baptized |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes baptisé | You had baptized |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent baptisé | They had baptized |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent baptisé | They had baptized |
Other Conjugations for Baptiser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb baptiser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baptiser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baptiser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baptiser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baptiser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baptiser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baptiser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baptiser (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baptiser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baptiser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baptiser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baptiser
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baptiser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baptiser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baptiser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baptiser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baptiser
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Baptiser – 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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