Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déphosphorer
Introduction to the verb déphosphorer
The English translation of the French verb déphosphorer is “to dephosphorylate.” The infinitive form, déphosphorer, is pronounced as “day-foss-for-ay” with the emphasis on the second syllable.
Déphosphorer comes from the combination of the prefix “dé-” meaning “undo” or “remove” and “phosphore” meaning “phosphorus.” It is most commonly used in chemistry and biochemistry to describe the process of removing phosphorus from a compound.
In everyday French, déphosphorer is often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is the literary past tense used to describe actions that occurred before another past action. It is formed by conjugating the auxiliary verb avoir or être in the Passé Simple tense and adding the past participle of the verb.
Here are three simple examples of déphosphorer in the Passé Antérieur tense:
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Nous avions déphosphoré la substance avant de la tester. (We had dephosphorylated the substance before testing it.)
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Les chercheurs avaient déphosphoré les cellules pour étudier leur fonctionnement. (The researchers had dephosphorylated the cells to study their functioning.)
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Après avoir déphosphoré l’ADN, ils ont pu identifier la mutation génétique. (After dephosphorylating the DNA, they were able to identify the genetic mutation.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of déphosphorer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse déphosphoré | I had depurinated |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses déphosphoré | You had depurinated |
il | il eût | Il eût déphosphoré | He had depurinated |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût déphosphoré | She had depurinated |
on | on eût | On eût déphosphoré | One had depurinated |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes déphosphoré | We had depurinated |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes déphosphoré | You had depurinated |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent déphosphoré | They had depurinated |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent déphosphoré | They had depurinated |
Other Conjugations for Déphosphorer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb déphosphorer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déphosphorer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déphosphorer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déphosphorer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déphosphorer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déphosphorer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déphosphorer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déphosphorer (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déphosphorer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déphosphorer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déphosphorer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déphosphorer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déphosphorer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déphosphorer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déphosphorer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déphosphorer
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Déphosphorer – 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)
Summary
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