Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caricaturer
Introduction to the verb caricaturer
The English translation of the French verb caricaturer is “to caricature.” It is pronounced “ka-ree-ka-tu-rer.”
The word caricaturer comes from the French word caricature, which in turn comes from the Italian caricatura, meaning “exaggerated portrait.” It is most often used in every day French in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is used to talk about completed actions that happened before another past action. It is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the passé simple tense (simple past) followed by the past participle of the verb.
Examples:
- J’eus caricaturé son portrait avant qu’il ne le voie. (I had caricatured his portrait before he saw it.)
- Tu eus caricaturé leur discours avant qu’ils ne l’aient enregistré. (You had caricatured their speech before they recorded it.)
- Elle eut caricaturé leur chef-d’œuvre avant qu’ils ne le publient. (She had caricatured their masterpiece before they published it.)
English translations:
- I had caricatured his portrait before he saw it.
- You had caricatured their speech before they recorded it.
- She had caricatured their masterpiece before they published it.
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of caricaturer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse caricaturé | I had caricatured |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses caricaturé | You had caricatured |
il | il eût | Il eût caricaturé | He had caricatured |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût caricaturé | She had caricatured |
on | on eût | On eût caricaturé | One had caricatured |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes caricaturé | We had caricatured |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes caricaturé | You had caricatured |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent caricaturé | They had caricatured |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent caricaturé | They had caricatured |
Other Conjugations for Caricaturer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb caricaturer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caricaturer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caricaturer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caricaturer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caricaturer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caricaturer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caricaturer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caricaturer (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caricaturer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caricaturer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caricaturer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caricaturer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caricaturer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caricaturer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caricaturer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caricaturer
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Caricaturer – 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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