Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courtiser
Introduction to the verb courtiser
The English translation of the French verb courtiser is “to court” or “to woo.” It is pronounced as “koor-tee-zay.”
The origin of the word courtiser can be traced back to the Latin word “cohors,” meaning “court” or “yard.” In Old French, it became “courteisier,” which meant “to pay respect” or “to be courteous.” Over time, the meaning evolved to refer to the specific act of courting or wooing someone.
In everyday French, courtiser is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is the past tense used for actions that were completed before another past action. It is formed by using the auxiliary verb avoir or être in the Imparfait tense, followed by the past participle of courtiser.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in the Passé Antérieur tense, with their respective English translations:
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Il l’avait courtisée pendant des mois avant de la demander en mariage. (He courted her for months before asking her to marry him.)
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Elle m’avait courtisé dans l’espoir de me séduire, mais je n’étais pas intéressé. (She courted me in the hope of seducing me, but I wasn’t interested.)
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Nous nous étions courtisés depuis notre adolescence, mais c’est seulement maintenant que nous sommes ensemble. (We had been courting each other since our adolescence, but it’s only now that we are together.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of courtiser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse courtisé | I had courted |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses courtisé | You had courted |
il | il eût | Il eût courtisé | He had courted |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût courtisé | She had courted |
on | on eût | On eût courtisé | One had courted |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes courtisé | We had courted |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes courtisé | You had courted |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent courtisé | They had courted |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent courtisé | They had courted |
Other Conjugations for Courtiser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb courtiser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courtiser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courtiser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courtiser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courtiser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courtiser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courtiser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courtiser (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courtiser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courtiser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courtiser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courtiser
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courtiser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courtiser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courtiser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courtiser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courtiser
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Courtiser – 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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