Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb centrifuger
Introduction to the verb centrifuger
The English translation of the French verb centrifuger is “to centrifuge.” The infinitive form of the verb is pronounced as “son-tee-few-zhay.”
Centrifuger comes from the Latin word “centrum,” meaning center, and the French verb “fuger,” meaning to flee or escape. It was first used in English in the early 19th century to describe the process of separating particles or substances by using centrifugal force.
In everyday French, the verb centrifuger is most commonly used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is a compound past tense used to describe completed actions in the past. It is typically used in written or formal language.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in the Passé Antérieur tense with their English translations:
- J’ai centrifiugé le mélange pendant 10 minutes. (I centrifuged the mixture for 10 minutes.)
- Elle avait centrifugé le sang avant de l’analyser. (She had centrifuged the blood before analyzing it.)
- Nous eûmes centrifiugé l’eau pour enlever les impuretés. (We had centrifuged the water to remove impurities.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of centrifuger
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse centrifugé | I had centrifuged |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses centrifugé | You had centrifuged |
il | il eût | Il eût centrifugé | He had centrifuged |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût centrifugé | She had centrifuged |
on | on eût | On eût centrifugé | One had centrifuged |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes centrifugé | We had centrifuged |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes centrifugé | You had centrifuged |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent centrifugé | They had centrifuged |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent centrifugé | They had centrifuged |
Other Conjugations for Centrifuger.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb centrifuger
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb centrifuger
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb centrifuger
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb centrifuger
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb centrifuger
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb centrifuger
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb centrifuger
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb centrifuger (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb centrifuger
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb centrifuger
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb centrifuger
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb centrifuger
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb centrifuger
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb centrifuger
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb centrifuger
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb centrifuger
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Centrifuger – 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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