Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb critiquer
Introduction to the verb critiquer
The English translation of the French verb critiquer is “to criticize.” The infinitive form of critiquer is pronounced “kree-tee-kay.”
Critiquer comes from the Latin word “criticus,” meaning “able to discern or judge.” In everyday French, it is used in the Passé Antérieur tense to talk about actions or events that occurred in the past, before another past event.
Examples:
- J’ai critiqué son travail avant qu’il ne le présente à son patron. (I criticized his work before he presented it to his boss.)
- Tu avais critiqué le film avant que je ne le voie. (You had criticized the movie before I saw it.)
- Elle avait critiqué ses amis avant qu’ils ne la trahissent. (She had criticized her friends before they betrayed her.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of critiquer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eus | J’eus critiqué | I had criticized |
tu | tu eus | Tu eus critiqué | You had criticized |
il | il eut | Il eut critiqué | He had criticized |
elle | elle eut | Elle eut critiqué | She had criticized |
on | on eut | On eut critiqué | One had criticized |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes critiqué | We had criticized |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes critiqué | You had criticized |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent critiqué | They had criticized |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent critiqué | They had criticized |
Other Conjugations for Critiquer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb critiquer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb critiquer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb critiquer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb critiquer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb critiquer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb critiquer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb critiquer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb critiquer (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb critiquer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb critiquer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb critiquer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb critiquer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb critiquer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb critiquer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb critiquer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb critiquer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb critiquer
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Critiquer – 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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