Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décesser
Introduction to the verb décesser
The English translation of the French verb décesser is “to cease” or “to stop.” The infinitive form is pronounced as “deh-ses-seh.”
Décesser comes from the Latin word “decessus,” meaning “death” or “departure.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is used to describe actions or events that occurred before another past action.
Three simple examples of décesser in the Passé Antérieur tense are:
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Il eut cessé de pleurer quand sa mère arriva. (He had stopped crying when his mother arrived.)
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Elle eut cessé de fumer pour sa santé. (She had quit smoking for her health.)
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Nous eûmes cessé de travailler à temps pour le dîner. (We had finished working in time for dinner.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of décesser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eus | J’eus cessé | I had stopped |
tu | tu eus | Tu eus cessé | You had stopped |
il | il eut | Il eut cessé | He had stopped |
elle | elle eut | Elle eut cessé | She had stopped |
on | on eut | On eut cessé | One had stopped |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes cessé | We had stopped |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes cessé | You had stopped |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent cessé | They had stopped |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent cessé | They had stopped |
Other Conjugations for Décesser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb décesser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décesser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décesser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décesser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décesser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décesser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décesser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décesser (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décesser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décesser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décesser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décesser
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décesser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décesser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décesser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décesser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décesser
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Décesser – 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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