Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déchirer
Introduction to the verb déchirer
The English translation of the French verb déchirer is “to tear.” It is pronounced “day-shee-ray.”
Déchirer comes from the Old French word “deschirer,” which ultimately comes from the Latin word “disquīrere,” meaning “to tear apart.” In everyday French, déchirer is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is the past tense used for actions that were completed before another past action.
- J’ai déchiré mon pantalon avant de partir pour l’école. (I tore my pants before leaving for school.)
- Quand nous avons déménagé, j’ai déchiré une boîte en la soulevant. (When we were moving, I tore a box while lifting it.)
- Elle a déchiré sa chemise en essayant de la retirer trop vite. (She tore her shirt trying to take it off too quickly.)
In all of these examples, the action of tearing (déchirer) happened before another past action (partir, déménager, retirer). The Passé Antérieur tense is often used in literature or formal writing to describe past events in a chronological order.
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of déchirer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse déchiré | I had torn |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses déchiré | You had torn |
il | il eût | Il eût déchiré | He had torn |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût déchiré | She had torn |
on | on eût | On eût déchiré | One had torn |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes déchiré | We had torn |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes déchiré | You had torn |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent déchiré | They had torn |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent déchiré | They had torn |
Other Conjugations for Déchirer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb déchirer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déchirer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déchirer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déchirer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déchirer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déchirer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déchirer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déchirer (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déchirer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déchirer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déchirer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déchirer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déchirer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déchirer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déchirer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déchirer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déchirer
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Déchirer – 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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