Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb difformer
Introduction to the verb difformer
The English translation of the French verb “difformer” is “to distort.” The infinitive form of “difformer” is pronounced as “dee-form-ay.”
“Difformer” originates from the combination of the prefix “dis-” and the verb “former,” meaning “to form.” It is commonly used in everyday French to express the action of distorting or deforming something physically or figuratively.
In the Passé Simple tense, “difformer” is primarily used in written French and formal contexts. Here are three examples of its usage in this tense, along with their English translations:
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Le vent difforma les branches de l’arbre.
(The wind distorted the branches of the tree.) -
La mauvaise traduction a difformé le sens original du texte.
(The poor translation distorted the original meaning of the text.) -
Les médias ont difformé les faits pour créer des gros titres accrocheurs.
(The media distorted the facts to create catchy headlines.)
Please note that the Passé Simple tense is rarely used in spoken French and has been largely replaced by the Passé Composé in everyday conversation.
Table of the Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of difformer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | difformai | J’ai difformé l’objet. | I deformed the object. |
Tu | difformas | Tu difformas la pâte. | You deformed the dough. |
Il | difforma | Il difforma le visage. | He deformed the face. |
Elle | difforma | Elle difforma sa voix. | She deformed her voice. |
On | difforma | On difforma la réalité. | One deformed reality. |
Nous | difformâmes | Nous difformâmes la structure. | We deformed the structure. |
Vous | difformâtes | Vous difformâtes le texte. | You deformed the text. |
Ils | difformèrent | Ils difformèrent le paysage. | They deformed the landscape. |
Elles | difformèrent | Elles difformèrent le dessin. | They (feminine) deformed the drawing. |
Other Conjugations for Difformer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb difformer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb difformer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb difformer (You’re reading it right now!)
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb difformer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb difformer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb difformer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb difformer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb difformer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb difformer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb difformer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb difformer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb difformer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb difformer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb difformer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb difformer
Conditionnel Passé II (Conditional Past II) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb difformer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb difformer
L’impératif Passé (Imperative Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb difformer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb difformer
L’infinitif Passé (Infinitive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb difformer
Le Participe Présent (Present Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb difformer
Le Participe Passé (Past Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb difformer
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Difformer – About the French Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense
Formation
Usage
Narration
Historical Context
Interactions with other tenses
Passé Composé
Imparfait
Conditional and Subjunctive
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