Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désaltérer
Introduction to the verb désaltérer
The English translation of désaltérer is “to quench one’s thirst.” The infinitive form of désaltérer is pronounced “day-sal-tair-ay.”
Désaltérer comes from the French prefix “dés-” which means “to undo” and the verb “altérer” which means “to alter.” Together, they form the meaning of “to unalter,” or in this case, to quench one’s thirst.
In everyday French, désaltérer is used in the Passé Antérieur tense to talk about actions that were completed before another past action. It is formed with the auxiliary verb “avoir” and the past participle “désaltéré.” For example:
- J’ai désaltéré mes amis avant qu’ils ne partent. (I had quenched my friends’ thirst before they left.)
- Tu avais désaltéré les plantes avant qu’il ne fasse trop chaud. (You had quenched the plants’ thirst before it got too hot.)
- Il avait désaltéré son chien avant qu’il ne se promène. (He had quenched his dog’s thirst before taking him for a walk.)
In these examples, the action of désaltérer is completed in the past and it’s mentioned as a background action to the main event (partir, faire trop chaud, se promener).
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of désaltérer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse désaltéré | I had quenched my thirst |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses désaltéré | You had quenched your thirst |
il | il eût | Il eût désaltéré | He had quenched his thirst |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût désaltéré | She had quenched her thirst |
on | on eût | On eût désaltéré | One had quenched their thirst |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes désaltéré | We had quenched our thirst |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes désaltéré | You had quenched your thirst |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent désaltéré | They had quenched their thirst |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent désaltéré | They had quenched their thirst |
Other Conjugations for Désaltérer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb désaltérer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désaltérer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désaltérer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désaltérer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désaltérer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désaltérer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désaltérer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désaltérer (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désaltérer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désaltérer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désaltérer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désaltérer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désaltérer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désaltérer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désaltérer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désaltérer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désaltérer
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Désaltérer – 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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