Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déliter
Introduction to the verb déliter
The English translation of the French verb déliter is “to disintegrate” or “to crumble.” It is pronounced as “day-lee-tay.”
The word déliter comes from the Latin word “delitare,” meaning “to charm” or “to delight.” It entered the French language in the 16th century, initially meaning “to weaken” or “to deteriorate,” and later taking on the meaning of “to crumble.”
In everyday French, déliter is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is used to describe an action that occurred before another action in the past. It is formed by using the passé simple form of the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” plus the past participle of the main verb.
Here are three simple examples of déliter in the Passé Antérieur tense:
- J’eus déliter la vieille maison avant de la vendre. (I had disintegrated the old house before selling it.)
- Tu eus déliter le gâteau en le transportant. (You had crumbled the cake while transporting it.)
- Ils eurent déliter l’ancien mur pour le reconstruire. (They had weakened the old wall in order to rebuild it.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of déliter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | je délitai | Je délitai le livre | I delited the book |
tu | tu délitas | Tu délitas le livre | You delited the book |
il | il délita | Il délita le livre | He delited the book |
elle | elle délita | Elle délita le livre | She delited the book |
on | on délita | On délita le livre | One delited the book |
nous | nous délitâmes | Nous délitâmes le livre | We delited the book |
vous | vous délitâtes | Vous délitâtes le livre | You delited the book |
ils | ils délitèrent | Ils délitèrent le livre | They delited the book |
elles | elles délitèrent | Elles délitèrent le livre | They delited the book |
Other Conjugations for Déliter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb déliter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déliter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déliter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déliter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déliter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déliter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déliter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déliter (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déliter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déliter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déliter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déliter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déliter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déliter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déliter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déliter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déliter
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Déliter – 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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