Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désister
Introduction to the verb désister
The English translation of the French verb désister is “to withdraw” or “to back out”. The infinitive form, désister, is pronounced as “day-zee-stay”.
Désister comes from the Latin word “desistere”, which means “to stop” or “to desist”. In everyday French, it is commonly used in the Passé Simple tense to describe actions that took place in the past, particularly formal or official statements, or historical events.
Here are three examples of désister in the Passé Simple tense with their English translations:
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Il désista de participer à la compétition.
(He withdrew from participating in the competition.) -
L’entreprise désista de poursuivre le projet.
(The company backed out of continuing the project.) -
Les manifestants désistèrent suite à l’accord du gouvernement.
(The protesters withdrew after the government’s agreement.)
Table of the Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of désister
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | désistai | Je me désistai de cette compétition. | I withdrew from this competition. |
Tu | désistas | Tu te désistas à la dernière minute. | You withdrew at the last minute. |
Il | désista | Il se désista de son projet. | He withdrew from his project. |
Elle | désista | Elle se désista de sa demande. | She withdrew her request. |
On | désista | On se désista de l’affaire. | One withdrew from the case. |
Nous | désistâmes | Nous nous désistâmes de notre plainte. | We withdrew our complaint. |
Vous | désistâtes | Vous vous désistâtes de votre engagement. | You withdrew from your commitment. |
Ils | désistèrent | Ils se désistèrent de leur décision. | They withdrew from their decision. |
Elles | désistèrent | Elles se désistèrent de leur action. | They (feminine) withdrew from their action. |
Other Conjugations for Désister.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb désister
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désister
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désister (You’re reading it right now!)
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désister
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désister
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désister
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désister
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désister
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désister
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désister
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désister
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désister
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désister
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désister
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désister
Conditionnel Passé II (Conditional Past II) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désister
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désister
L’impératif Passé (Imperative Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désister
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désister
L’infinitif Passé (Infinitive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désister
Le Participe Présent (Present Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désister
Le Participe Passé (Past Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désister
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Désister – 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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