Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb constiper
Introduction to the verb constiper
The English translation of the French verb constiper is “to constipate.” It is pronounced “kawn-stee-peh” in the infinitive form.
The word constiper comes from the Latin “constipare,” meaning “to crowd together.” It was first used in France in the 16th century.
In everyday French, constiper is most often used to describe the act of having difficulty passing stool. However, it can also be used figuratively to mean “to block” or “to hinder.”
In the Passé Antérieur tense, constiper is used to talk about a completed action in the past that happened before another action in the past. It is formed by conjugating the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the Passé Simple and adding the past participle of constiper.
Three examples of constiper in the Passé Antérieur tense are:
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J’eus constipé pendant toute la semaine dernière. (I had been constipated all of last week.)
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Tu eus constipé ton fils à cause de son alimentation déséquilibrée. (You had constipated your son because of his unbalanced diet.)
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Ils eurent constipé leurs clients en ne livrant pas à temps. (They had constipated their customers by not delivering on time.)
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I had been constipated all of last week.
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You had constipated your son because of his unbalanced diet.
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They had constipated their customers by not delivering on time.
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of constiper
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse constipé | I had constipated |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses constipé | You had constipated |
il | il eût | Il eût constipé | He had constipated |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût constipé | She had constipated |
on | on eût | On eût constipé | One had constipated |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes constipé | We had constipated |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes constipé | You had constipated |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent constipé | They had constipated |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent constipé | They had constipated |
Other Conjugations for Constiper.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb constiper
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb constiper
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb constiper
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb constiper
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb constiper
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb constiper
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb constiper
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb constiper (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb constiper
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb constiper
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb constiper
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb constiper
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb constiper
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb constiper
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb constiper
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb constiper
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb constiper
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Constiper – 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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