Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déconner
Introduction to the verb déconner
The English translation of the French verb déconner is “to mess around” or “to goof off”. The infinitive form is pronounced as “day-ko-nay”.
Déconner comes from the French slang word “con”, which means idiot or stupid person. It is most often used in everyday French to describe someone who is acting foolish or not taking things seriously.
In the Passé Antérieur tense, déconner is used to describe past actions that were completed before another past action. It is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the passé simple tense followed by the past participle “déconné”. It is the equivalent of the English past perfect tense.
Examples:
- J’avais déconné avant qu’il n’arrive. (I had messed around before he arrived.)
- Ils étaient allés déconner à la plage avant de rentrer à la maison. (They had gone to goof off at the beach before going back home.)
- Elle avait déconné toute la nuit avant de se rendre compte qu’elle avait un examen le lendemain. (She had been messing around all night before realizing she had an exam the next day.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of déconner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse déconné | I had messed up |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses déconné | You had messed up |
il | il eût | Il eût déconné | He had messed up |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût déconné | She had messed up |
on | on eût | On eût déconné | One had messed up |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes déconné | We had messed up |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes déconné | You had messed up |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent déconné | They had messed up |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent déconné | They had messed up |
Other Conjugations for Déconner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb déconner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déconner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déconner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déconner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déconner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déconner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déconner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déconner (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déconner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déconner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déconner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déconner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déconner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déconner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déconner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déconner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déconner
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Déconner – 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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