Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déborder
Introduction to the verb déborder
The English translation of the French verb déborder is “to overflow” or “to spill over.” It is pronounced as “day-bor-day” in its infinitive form.
Déborder comes from the Old French word “desborder,” which is a combination of the prefix “des-” meaning “out” and “border” meaning “to border.” The word originated in the 12th century and has been used in the French language ever since.
In everyday French, déborder is often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is a literary past tense used to describe an action that occurred before another past action. This tense is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the present tense and adding the past participle of the main verb.
Three simple examples of déborder in the Passé Antérieur tense are:
- J’ai débordé de joie quand j’ai appris la bonne nouvelle. (I overflowed with joy when I heard the good news.)
- Les rivières avaient débordé à cause de la pluie abondante. (The rivers had overflowed because of the heavy rain.)
- Nous sommes partis après que la soirée ait débordé en une fête. (We left after the evening had spilled over into a party.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of déborder
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eus | J’eus débordé | I had overflowed |
tu | tu eus | Tu eus débordé | You had overflowed |
il | il eut | Il eut débordé | He had overflowed |
elle | elle eut | Elle eut débordé | She had overflowed |
on | on eut | On eut débordé | One had overflowed |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes débordé | We had overflowed |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes débordé | You had overflowed |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent débordé | They had overflowed |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent débordé | They had overflowed |
Other Conjugations for Déborder.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb déborder
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déborder
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déborder
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déborder
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déborder
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déborder
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déborder
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déborder (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déborder
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déborder
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déborder
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déborder
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déborder
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déborder
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déborder
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déborder
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déborder
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Déborder – 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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