Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décerner
Introduction to the verb décerner
The English translation of the French verb décerner is “to award” or “to give.”
The infinitive form of décerner is pronounced as “day-sehr-nay.”
Décerner comes from the Old French word “descerner,” which was derived from the Latin word “decernere,” meaning “to decide” or “to assign.” In everyday French, décerner is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is a past tense used to indicate an action that was completed before another past action. It is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the Imparfait tense, followed by the past participle of the verb.
Examples:
- J’ai décerné le prix avant la cérémonie. (I had awarded the prize before the ceremony.)
- Les juges ont décerné la médaille au gagnant. (The judges awarded the medal to the winner.)
- Elle a décerné la bourse à l’étudiant méritant. (She awarded the scholarship to the deserving student.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of décerner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse décerné | I had awarded |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses décerné | You had awarded |
il | il eût | Il eût décerné | He had awarded |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût décerné | She had awarded |
on | on eût | On eût décerné | One had awarded |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes décerné | We had awarded |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes décerné | You had awarded |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent décerné | They had awarded |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent décerné | They had awarded |
Other Conjugations for Décerner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb décerner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décerner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décerner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décerner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décerner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décerner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décerner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décerner (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décerner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décerner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décerner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décerner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décerner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décerner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décerner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décerner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décerner
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Décerner – 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)
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