Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désaccoutumer
Introduction to the verb désaccoutumer
The English translation of désaccoutumer is “to get rid of a habit” or “to wean off”. The infinitive form is pronounced “day-zah-koo-too-may”.
The word désaccoutumer comes from the French word “accoutumer” which means “to get accustomed to” or “to habituate”. The prefix “dés-” adds a negative meaning, making désaccoutumer mean “to break a habit” or “to unlearn”.
In every day French, désaccoutumer is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is the past tense that precedes the Passé Composé. It is used to describe an action that was completed before another past action.
Examples of désaccoutumer in the Passé Antérieur tense are:
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J’eus désaccoutumé de fumer avant de rencontrer mon médecin.
(I had quit smoking before meeting my doctor.) -
Nous eûmes désaccoutumé de prendre l’ascenseur et avons commencé à utiliser les escaliers.
(We had stopped using the elevator and started taking the stairs.) -
Ils eurent désaccoutumé de manger de la viande et ont adopté un régime végétarien.
(They had stopped eating meat and adopted a vegetarian diet.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of désaccoutumer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse désaccoutumé | I had become unaccustomed |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses désaccoutumé | You had become unaccustomed |
il | il eût | Il eût désaccoutumé | He had become unaccustomed |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût désaccoutumé | She had become unaccustomed |
on | on eût | On eût désaccoutumé | One had become unaccustomed |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes désaccoutumé | We had become unaccustomed |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes désaccoutumé | You had become unaccustomed |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent désaccoutumé | They had become unaccustomed |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent désaccoutumé | They had become unaccustomed |
Other Conjugations for Désaccoutumer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb désaccoutumer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désaccoutumer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désaccoutumer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désaccoutumer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désaccoutumer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désaccoutumer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désaccoutumer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désaccoutumer (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désaccoutumer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désaccoutumer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désaccoutumer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désaccoutumer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désaccoutumer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désaccoutumer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désaccoutumer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désaccoutumer
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Désaccoutumer – 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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