Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décolorer
Introduction to the verb décolorer
The English translation of décolorer is “to bleach” or “to decolorize.” It is pronounced “day-koh-loh-ray” in its infinitive form.
Décolorer is derived from the French word “couleur,” meaning “color.” It is a regular -er verb and is most often used in everyday French to refer to the process of removing or fading the color of something.
In the Passé Antérieur tense, décolorer is used to describe an action that occurred before another action in the past. It is formed by conjugating the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the passé simple tense, followed by the past participle of décolorer.
For example:
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J’eus décoloré mes cheveux avant de les teindre en rose.
Translation: I had bleached my hair before dyeing it pink. -
Elle fut très surprise quand elle vit que ses vêtements s’étaient décolorés au soleil.
Translation: She was very surprised when she saw that her clothes had bleached in the sun. -
Nous eûmes décoloré le mur avant de le repeindre en blanc.
Translation: We had bleached the wall before repainting it white.
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of décolorer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse décoloré | I had decolored |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses décoloré | You had decolored |
il | il eût | Il eût décoloré | He had decolored |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût décoloré | She had decolored |
on | on eût | On eût décoloré | One had decolored |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes décoloré | We had decolored |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes décoloré | You had decolored |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent décoloré | They had decolored |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent décoloré | They had decolored |
Other Conjugations for Décolorer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb décolorer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décolorer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décolorer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décolorer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décolorer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décolorer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décolorer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décolorer (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décolorer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décolorer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décolorer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décolorer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décolorer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décolorer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décolorer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décolorer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décolorer
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Décolorer – 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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