Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délivrer
Introduction to the verb délivrer
The English translation of the French verb délivrer is “to deliver” or “to free”. It is pronounced as “day-lee-vreh”.
The word délivrer comes from the Old French word “delivrer”, which has its roots in the Latin word “deliberare” meaning “to set free”. It is most often used in everyday French to express the action of freeing someone or something from a difficult situation or delivering something to someone.
In the Passé Antérieur tense, délivrer is used to describe an action that was completed before another past action. It is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the past tense followed by the past participle of délivrer.
Here are three simple examples of délivrer in the Passé Antérieur tense with their English translations:
- J’eus délivré les otages avant que la police n’arrive. (I had delivered the hostages before the police arrived.)
- Elle fut délivrée de sa peur une fois qu’elle eut terminé son discours. (She was freed from her fear once she had finished her speech.)
- Nous eûmes délivré tous les colis avant la fin de la journée. (We had delivered all the packages before the end of the day.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of délivrer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse délivré | I had delivered |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses délivré | You had delivered |
il | il eût | Il eût délivré | He had delivered |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût délivré | She had delivered |
on | on eût | On eût délivré | One had delivered |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes délivré | We had delivered |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes délivré | You had delivered |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent délivré | They had delivered |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent délivré | They had delivered |
Other Conjugations for Délivrer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb délivrer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délivrer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délivrer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délivrer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délivrer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délivrer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délivrer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délivrer (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délivrer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délivrer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délivrer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délivrer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délivrer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délivrer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délivrer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délivrer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délivrer
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Délivrer – 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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