Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débouter
Introduction to the verb débouter
The English translation of débouter is “to dismiss” or “to reject.” It is pronounced as “day-boo-tay” in the infinitive form.
Débouter comes from the Old French word “debute,” meaning “to oust.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is used to describe an action that happened before another action in the past.
Here are three simple examples of débouter in the Passé Antérieur tense, with their English translations:
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J’ai débouté la demande avant qu’il ne puisse la présenter. (I had dismissed the request before he could present it.)
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Les juges ont débouté l’accusé après avoir entendu tous les témoins. (The judges had rejected the defendant after hearing all the witnesses.)
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Après avoir débouté le projet initial, ils ont finalement accepté notre proposition. (After dismissing the initial project, they finally accepted our proposal.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of débouter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse débouté | I had dismissed |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses débouté | You had dismissed |
il | il eût | Il eût débouté | He had dismissed |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût débouté | She had dismissed |
on | on eût | On eût débouté | One had dismissed |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes débouté | We had dismissed |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes débouté | You had dismissed |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent débouté | They had dismissed |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent débouté | They had dismissed |
Other Conjugations for Débouter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb débouter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débouter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débouter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débouter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débouter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débouter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débouter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débouter (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débouter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débouter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débouter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débouter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débouter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débouter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débouter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débouter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débouter
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Débouter – 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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