Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calamistrer
Introduction to the verb calamistrer
The English translation of the French verb calamistrer is “to curl (hair with a hot iron)”. The infinitive form is pronounced “kah-lah-mee-streh”.
The word calamistrer comes from the Latin word calamistra, which means “curling iron”. It is derived from the verb calamistrare, which means “to use a curling iron”.
In everyday French, calamistrer is used in the Passé Antérieur tense to indicate an action that was completed 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 calamistrer.
Here are three examples of calamistrer used in the Passé Antérieur tense, with their English translations:
- J’avais calamistré mes cheveux avant de sortir. (I had curled my hair before going out.)
- Elle fut contente d’avoir calamistré ses cheveux pour la soirée. (She was happy to have curled her hair for the evening.)
- Ils furent surpris lorsqu’ils virent que je m’étais calamistré les cheveux. (They were surprised when they saw that I had curled my hair.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of calamistrer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse calamistré | I had crimped |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses calamistré | You had crimped |
il | il eût | Il eût calamistré | He had crimped |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût calamistré | She had crimped |
on | on eût | On eût calamistré | One had crimped |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes calamistré | We had crimped |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes calamistré | You had crimped |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent calamistré | They had crimped |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent calamistré | They had crimped |
Other Conjugations for Calamistrer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb calamistrer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calamistrer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calamistrer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calamistrer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calamistrer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calamistrer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calamistrer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calamistrer (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calamistrer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calamistrer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calamistrer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calamistrer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calamistrer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calamistrer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calamistrer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calamistrer
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Calamistrer – 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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