Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caraméliser
Introduction to the verb caraméliser
The English translation of the French verb caraméliser is “to caramelize.” It is pronounced as “kah-rah-meh-lee-zay” in its infinitive form.
Caraméliser comes from the French word “caramel,” which in turn originated from the Latin word “cannamellis,” meaning “sugar cane and honey.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is the past compound tense and is used to talk about completed actions that happened before another past action.
Here are three simple examples of how caraméliser is used in the Passé Antérieur tense, with their English translations:
- J’ai caramélisé les oignons avant d’ajouter les tomates à la sauce. (I caramelized the onions before adding the tomatoes to the sauce.)
- Elle avait caramélisé le dessert lorsque les invités sont arrivés. (She had caramelized the dessert when the guests arrived.)
- Nous avions caramélisé les pommes avant de les mettre dans la tarte. (We had caramelized the apples before putting them in the pie.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of caraméliser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse caramélisé | I had caramelized |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses caramélisé | You had caramelized |
il | il eût | Il eût caramélisé | He had caramelized |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût caramélisé | She had caramelized |
on | on eût | On eût caramélisé | One had caramelized |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes caramélisé | We had caramelized |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes caramélisé | You had caramelized |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent caramélisé | They had caramelized |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent caramélisé | They had caramelized |
Other Conjugations for Caraméliser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb caraméliser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caraméliser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caraméliser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caraméliser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caraméliser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caraméliser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caraméliser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caraméliser (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caraméliser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caraméliser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caraméliser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caraméliser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caraméliser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caraméliser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caraméliser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caraméliser
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Caraméliser – 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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