Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb automatiser
Introduction to the verb automatiser
The English translation of the French verb automatiser is “to automate.” It is pronounced as “oh-toh-mah-tee-zay.”
The word “automatiser” comes from the Latin word “automatum,” meaning “self-actuated.” It entered the French language in the 19th century as a technical term in the field of mechanics and has since been adapted to describe the process of making something automatic or mechanized.
In everyday French, automatiser is most commonly used in the Plus-que-parfait tense (pluperfect). This tense is used to describe an action that had been completed in the past before another past action or event.
3 simple examples of using automatiser in the Plus-que-parfait tense are:
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J’avais automatisé tout le processus avant qu’elle n’arrive. (I had automated the entire process before she arrived.)
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Les ouvriers avaient automatisé l’usine avant la récession économique. (The workers had automated the factory before the economic recession.)
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Nous avions automatisé toutes les tâches répétitives pour gagner du temps. (We had automated all the repetitive tasks to save time.)
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of automatiser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais automatisé | J’avais automatisé le processus. | I had automated the process. |
tu | tu avais automatisé | Tu avais automatisé le système. | You had automated the system. |
il | il avait automatisé | Il avait automatisé la tâche. | He had automated the task. |
elle | elle avait automatisé | Elle avait automatisé la procédure. | She had automated the procedure. |
on | on avait automatisé | On avait automatisé le programme. | One had automated the program. |
nous | nous avions automatisé | Nous avions automatisé le processus. | We had automated the process. |
vous | vous aviez automatisé | Vous aviez automatisé le système. | You had automated the system. |
ils | ils avaient automatisé | Ils avaient automatisé le processus. | They had automated the process. |
elles | elles avaient automatisé | Elles avaient automatisé la tâche. | They had automated the task. |
Other Conjugations for Automatiser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb automatiser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb automatiser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb automatiser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb automatiser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb automatiser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb automatiser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb automatiser (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb automatiser
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb automatiser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb automatiser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb automatiser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb automatiser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb automatiser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb automatiser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb automatiser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb automatiser
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Automatiser – About the French Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense
Tense Formation
Common everyday usage patterns
Sequencing of past events
Background information
Hypothetical or reported speech
Interactions with other tenses
Summary
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