Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caillasser
Introduction to the verb caillasser
The English translation of the French verb caillasser is “to throw stones at” or “to stone.” It is pronounced as “kah-yah-seh.”
The word caillasser comes from the French word “caillou,” which means “stone.” The suffix “-asser” is a verb ending that is often used to indicate repeated or continuous action.
In everyday French, caillasser is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is a compound past tense that is used to talk about actions that occurred before another past action. It is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the passé simple tense, followed by the past participle of the main verb.
Here are three simple examples of caillasser in the Passé Antérieur tense, with the respective English translations:
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Les manifestants ont caillassé les fenêtres du bâtiment avant que la police n’arrive. (The protesters had stoned the windows of the building before the police arrived.)
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J’ai caillassé une voiture par accident en jouant au baseball. (I accidentally stoned a car while playing baseball.)
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Les enfants ont caillassé le chat du voisin et il a dû être emmené chez le vétérinaire. (The children stoned the neighbor’s cat and it had to be taken to the vet.)
In all of these examples, caillasser is used to describe an action that occurred before another past action. This tense is commonly used in storytelling, historical events, and other situations where the past is being narrated.
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of caillasser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse caillassé | I had thrown stones |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses caillassé | You had thrown stones |
il | il eût | Il eût caillassé | He had thrown stones |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût caillassé | She had thrown stones |
on | on eût | On eût caillassé | One had thrown stones |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes caillassé | We had thrown stones |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes caillassé | You had thrown stones |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent caillassé | They had thrown stones |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent caillassé | They had thrown stones |
Other Conjugations for Caillasser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb caillasser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caillasser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caillasser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caillasser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caillasser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caillasser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caillasser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caillasser (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caillasser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caillasser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caillasser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caillasser
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caillasser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caillasser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caillasser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caillasser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caillasser
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Caillasser – 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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