Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb capitaliser
Introduction to the verb capitaliser
The English translation of the French verb capitaliser is “to capitalize.” It is pronounced as “ka-pee-ta-lee-zay” in its infinitive form.
The word capitaliser comes from the Latin word “capitale,” meaning “head.” In French, it is most commonly used to mean “to invest” or “to make the most of something.” It can also refer to the financial concept of capitalizing, which involves converting an asset into capital.
In the Passé Antérieur tense, capitaliser is used to talk about an action that was completed in the past before another action. Here are three examples of its usage in this tense with the respective English translations:
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J’ai capitalisé mes économies avant d’acheter une maison.
Translation: I had capitalized my savings before buying a house. -
Ils avaient capitalisé sur l’engouement pour les nouvelles technologies.
Translation: They had capitalized on the craze for new technologies. -
Elle eut capitalisé sur son expérience pour décrocher le poste.
Translation: She had capitalized on her experience to get the job.
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of capitaliser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse capitalisé | I had capitalized |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses capitalisé | You had capitalized |
il | il eût | Il eût capitalisé | He had capitalized |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût capitalisé | She had capitalized |
on | on eût | On eût capitalisé | One had capitalized |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes capitalisé | We had capitalized |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes capitalisé | You had capitalized |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent capitalisé | They had capitalized |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent capitalisé | They had capitalized |
Other Conjugations for Capitaliser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb capitaliser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb capitaliser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb capitaliser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb capitaliser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb capitaliser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb capitaliser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb capitaliser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb capitaliser (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb capitaliser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb capitaliser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb capitaliser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb capitaliser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb capitaliser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb capitaliser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb capitaliser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb capitaliser
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Capitaliser – 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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