Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déclencher
Introduction to the verb déclencher
The English translation of the French verb déclencher is “to trigger” or “to set off.” It is pronounced as “day-clown-shay” in the infinitive form.
Déclencher comes from the French word “clenche,” meaning “to catch” or “to hook.” The prefix “dé-” adds the meaning of “to undo” or “to release,” giving déclencher the meaning of “to release a catch” or “to set something off.”
In everyday French, déclencher is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is used to describe an action that occurred 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 déclencher.
Three simple examples of déclencher in the Passé Antérieur tense are:
- J’eus déclenché l’alarme avant que la police n’arrive. (I had triggered the alarm before the police arrived.)
- Elle fut surprise lorsqu’elle découvrit que j’avais déclenché le feu d’artifice sans elle. (She was surprised when she found out that I had set off the fireworks without her.)
- Nous avions déclenché une réaction en chaîne en touchant les fils électriques. (We had triggered a chain reaction by touching the electrical wires.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of déclencher
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse déclenché | I had triggered |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses déclenché | You had triggered |
il | il eût | Il eût déclenché | He had triggered |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût déclenché | She had triggered |
on | on eût | On eût déclenché | One had triggered |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes déclenché | We had triggered |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes déclenché | You had triggered |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent déclenché | They had triggered |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent déclenché | They had triggered |
Other Conjugations for Déclencher.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb déclencher
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déclencher
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déclencher
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déclencher
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déclencher
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déclencher
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déclencher
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déclencher (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déclencher
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déclencher
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déclencher
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déclencher
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déclencher
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déclencher
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déclencher
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déclencher
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déclencher
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Déclencher – 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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