Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cautériser
Introduction to the verb cautériser
The English translation of the French verb cautériser is “to cauterize.” It is pronounced as [koh-tey-ree-zey].
The word cautériser comes from the Latin word “cauterizare,” meaning “to burn” or “to brand.” It entered the French language in the 16th century.
In everyday French, cautériser is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is used to describe an action that occurred before another action in the past. This tense is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the Imparfait tense, followed by the past participle of the verb.
Three examples of cautériser in the Passé Antérieur tense are:
- Les médecins avaient cautérisé la plaie avant qu’elle ne s’infecte. (The doctors had cauterized the wound before it got infected.)
- J’étais tellement brûlé que le médecin a dû me cautériser immédiatement. (I was so badly burned that the doctor had to cauterize me immediately.)
- Tu t’étais blessé au bras et tu as dû te faire cautériser à l’hôpital. (You had injured your arm and had to get it cauterized at the hospital.)
English translations:
- The doctors had cauterized the wound before it got infected.
- I was so badly burned that the doctor had to cauterize me immediately.
- You had injured your arm and had to get it cauterized at the hospital.
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of cautériser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse cautérisé | I had cauterized |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses cautérisé | You had cauterized |
il | il eût | Il eût cautérisé | He had cauterized |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût cautérisé | She had cauterized |
on | on eût | On eût cautérisé | One had cauterized |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes cautérisé | We had cauterized |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes cautérisé | You had cauterized |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent cautérisé | They had cauterized |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent cautérisé | They had cauterized |
Other Conjugations for Cautériser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb cautériser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cautériser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cautériser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cautériser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cautériser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cautériser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cautériser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cautériser (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cautériser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cautériser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cautériser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cautériser
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cautériser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cautériser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cautériser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cautériser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cautériser
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Cautériser – 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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