Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déconcentrer
Introduction to the verb déconcentrer
The English translation of the French verb déconcentrer is “to distract” or “to take someone’s attention away from something.” It is pronounced as “day-con-sun-treh.”
The word déconcentrer is derived from the prefix “dé-” meaning “dis-” or “un-” and the verb “concentrer” meaning “to concentrate.” It is mainly used in everyday French to describe the action of losing focus or concentration.
In the Passé Antérieur tense, déconcentrer is conjugated as “déconcentrai” for the first person singular, “déconcentras” for the second person singular, “déconcentra” for the third person singular, and “déconcentrâmes” for the first person plural. It is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the Passé Simple tense and adding the past participle of déconcentrer, which is “déconcentré.”
Here are three examples of déconcentrer used in the Passé Antérieur tense with their respective English translations:
- J’avais déconcentré mon ami avec mes blagues. (I had distracted my friend with my jokes.)
- Tu avais déconcentré la classe avec ton téléphone. (You had distracted the class with your phone.)
- Elle était déconcentrée par les bruits de la rue. (She had been distracted by the noises from the street.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of déconcentrer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse déconcentré | I had deconcentrated |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses déconcentré | You had deconcentrated |
il | il eût | Il eût déconcentré | He had deconcentrated |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût déconcentré | She had deconcentrated |
on | on eût | On eût déconcentré | One had deconcentrated |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes déconcentré | We had deconcentrated |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes déconcentré | You had deconcentrated |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent déconcentré | They had deconcentrated |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent déconcentré | They had deconcentrated |
Other Conjugations for Déconcentrer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb déconcentrer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déconcentrer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déconcentrer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déconcentrer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déconcentrer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déconcentrer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déconcentrer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déconcentrer (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déconcentrer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déconcentrer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déconcentrer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déconcentrer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déconcentrer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déconcentrer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déconcentrer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déconcentrer
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Déconcentrer – 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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