Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décomposer
Introduction to the verb décomposer
The English translation of the French verb décomposer is “to decompose.” The infinitive form is pronounced as [dey-kom-pohz].
The word décomposer is derived from the Latin words “de” meaning “down” and “componere” meaning “to put together.” It first appeared in French in the 16th century, and its meaning has remained relatively unchanged since then.
In everyday French, décomposer is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is used to describe a past action that happened before another past action. It is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the past tense, followed by the past participle of the verb.
Here are three examples of décomposer in the Passé Antérieur tense, along with their English translations:
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J’eus décomposé mes notes avant de commencer à étudier. (I had decomposed my notes before starting to study.)
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Tu eus décomposé le problème avant de trouver la solution. (You had decomposed the problem before finding the solution.)
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Ils eurent décomposé les aliments avant de les manger. (They had decomposed the food before eating it.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of décomposer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse décomposé | I had decomposed |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses décomposé | You had decomposed |
il | il eût | Il eût décomposé | He had decomposed |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût décomposé | She had decomposed |
on | on eût | On eût décomposé | One had decomposed |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes décomposé | We had decomposed |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes décomposé | You had decomposed |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent décomposé | They had decomposed |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent décomposé | They had decomposed |
Other Conjugations for Décomposer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb décomposer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décomposer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décomposer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décomposer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décomposer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décomposer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décomposer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décomposer (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décomposer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décomposer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décomposer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décomposer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décomposer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décomposer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décomposer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décomposer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décomposer
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Décomposer – 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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