Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb capter
Introduction to the verb capter
The English translation of the French verb capter is “to capture” or “to pick up” in the sense of catching or receiving a signal or information. It is pronounced as “kahp-teh” in its infinitive form.
Capter comes from the Latin word captare, meaning “to catch” or “to try to catch”. In everyday French, it is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense to talk about something that was completed before another past action or event.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense, with their respective English translations:
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J’ai capté le signal de la télé avant que la tempête n’ait coupé l’électricité. (I picked up the TV signal before the storm cut off the electricity.)
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L’espion avait capté des informations confidentielles avant d’être arrêté. (The spy had captured confidential information before being arrested.)
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Quand j’ai capté son regard, j’ai su qu’il mentait. (When I caught his gaze, I knew he was lying.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of capter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse capté | I had captured |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses capté | You had captured |
il | il eût | Il eût capté | He had captured |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût capté | She had captured |
on | on eût | On eût capté | One had captured |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes capté | We had captured |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes capté | You had captured |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent capté | They had captured |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent capté | They had captured |
Other Conjugations for Capter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb capter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb capter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb capter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb capter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb capter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb capter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb capter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb capter (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb capter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb capter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb capter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb capter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb capter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb capter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb capter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb capter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb capter
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Capter – 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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