Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb domestiquer
Introduction to the verb domestiquer
The English translation of the French verb domestiquer is “to domesticate.” It is pronounced “doh-mes-teh-kee.” It comes from the Latin word “domesticare,” meaning “to tame.”
In everyday French, domestiquer is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is used to talk about a completed action that happened 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.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in the Passé Antérieur tense:
- J’avais domestiqué le chien avant qu’il ne me morde. (I had domesticated the dog before it bit me.)
- Elle était en train de domestiquer un tigre quand elle a été attaquée. (She was in the process of domesticating a tiger when she was attacked.)
- Nous avions domestiqué ces plantes pour qu’elles soient comestibles. (We had domesticated these plants to make them edible.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of domestiquer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse domestiqué | I had domesticated |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses domestiqué | You had domesticated |
il | il eût | Il eût domestiqué | He had domesticated |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût domestiqué | She had domesticated |
on | on eût | On eût domestiqué | One had domesticated |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes domestiqué | We had domesticated |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes domestiqué | You had domesticated |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent domestiqué | They had domesticated |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent domestiqué | They had domesticated |
Other Conjugations for Domestiquer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb domestiquer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb domestiquer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb domestiquer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb domestiquer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb domestiquer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb domestiquer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb domestiquer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb domestiquer (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb domestiquer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb domestiquer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb domestiquer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb domestiquer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb domestiquer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb domestiquer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb domestiquer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb domestiquer
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Domestiquer – 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)
Summary
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