Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caporaliser
Introduction to the verb caporaliser
The English translation of the French verb “caporaliser” is “to promote to corporal” or “to make someone a corporal.” The infinitive form, “caporaliser,” is pronounced as “kah-poh-rah-lee-zay.”
The verb “caporaliser” is derived from the noun “caporal,” which means “corporal” in English. It is typically used in everyday French to describe the act of promoting someone to the rank of corporal, specifically in a military context.
When used in the Passé Simple tense, “caporaliser” follows the regular conjugation pattern for -er verbs in this tense:
- J’caporalisai (I promoted to corporal)
- Tu caporalisas (You promoted to corporal)
- Il/elle caporalisa (He/she promoted to corporal)
Here are three simple examples of “caporaliser” in the Passé Simple tense, along with their English translations:
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Les officiers caporalisèrent plusieurs soldats méritants.
(The officers promoted several deserving soldiers to corporal.) -
Elle caporalisa son frère après sa formation militaire.
(She made her brother a corporal after his military training.) -
Les généraux caporalisèrent les soldats courageux lors de la cérémonie.
(The generals promoted the brave soldiers to corporal during the ceremony.)
Table of the Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of caporaliser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | caporalisai | J’ai caporalisé l’armée. | I made the army into a corporal. |
Tu | caporalisas | Tu caporalisas les soldats. | You made the soldiers into corporals. |
Il | caporalisa | Il caporalisa le régiment. | He made the regiment into corporals. |
Elle | caporalisa | Elle caporalisa la compagnie. | She made the company into corporals. |
On | caporalisa | On caporalisa la division. | One made the division into corporals. |
Nous | caporalisâmes | Nous caporalisâmes le bataillon. | We made the battalion into corporals. |
Vous | caporalisâtes | Vous caporalisâtes l’équipe. | You made the team into corporals. |
Ils | caporalisèrent | Ils caporalisèrent le peloton. | They made the platoon into corporals. |
Elles | caporalisèrent | Elles caporalisèrent le groupe. | They (feminine) made the group into corporals. |
Other Conjugations for Caporaliser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb caporaliser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caporaliser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caporaliser (You’re reading it right now!)
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caporaliser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caporaliser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caporaliser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caporaliser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caporaliser
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caporaliser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caporaliser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caporaliser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caporaliser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caporaliser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caporaliser
Conditionnel Passé II (Conditional Past II) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caporaliser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caporaliser
L’impératif Passé (Imperative Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caporaliser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caporaliser
L’infinitif Passé (Infinitive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caporaliser
Le Participe Présent (Present Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caporaliser
Le Participe Passé (Past Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caporaliser
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Caporaliser – About the French Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense
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Passé Composé
Imparfait
Conditional and Subjunctive
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