Passé Simple (Simple Past) 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 “critiquer” is pronounced as kʁi.ti.ke.
The verb “critiquer” originated from the Latin word “criticare,” which means “to judge” or “to assess.” In everyday French, “critiquer” is commonly used in the Passé Simple tense, which is the literary simple past tense.
Here are three simple examples of “critiquer” used in the Passé Simple tense, along with their English translations:
- Il critiqua le film avec sévérité. (He criticized the movie harshly.)
- Elle critiqua les décisions de son patron. (She criticized her boss’s decisions.)
- Ils critiquèrent les résultats de l’étude. (They criticized the results of the study.)
Please note that the Passé Simple tense is rarely used in spoken French and is mostly found in formal writing or literature. In everyday spoken French, the compound past tense (Passé Composé) is more commonly used to express actions in the past.
Table of the Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of critiquer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | critiquai | Je critiquai son travail. | I criticized his work. |
Tu | critiquas | Tu critiquas sa décision. | You criticized his decision. |
Il | critiqua | Il critiqua sa performance. | He criticized his performance. |
Elle | critiqua | Elle critiqua son apparence. | She criticized her appearance. |
On | critiqua | On critiqua leur comportement. | One criticized their behavior. |
Nous | critiquâmes | Nous critiquâmes leur attitude. | We criticized their attitude. |
Vous | critiquâtes | Vous critiquâtes sa proposition. | You criticized his proposal. |
Ils | critiquèrent | Ils critiquèrent ses idées. | They criticized his ideas. |
Elles | critiquèrent | Elles critiquèrent sa performance. | They (feminine) criticized his performance. |
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 (You’re reading it right now!)
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
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
Conditionnel Passé II (Conditional Past II) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb critiquer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb critiquer
L’impératif Passé (Imperative Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb critiquer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb critiquer
L’infinitif Passé (Infinitive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb critiquer
Le Participe Présent (Present Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb critiquer
Le Participe Passé (Past Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb critiquer
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Critiquer – About the French Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense
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Interactions with other tenses
Passé Composé
Imparfait
Conditional and Subjunctive
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