Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déconseiller
Introduction to the verb déconseiller
The English translation of the French verb déconseiller is “to advise against” or “to discourage”. The infinitive form of déconseiller is pronounced as [de-ko(n)-say-yay].
Déconseiller comes from the French prefix “dé-” meaning “un-” or “not” and the verb “conseiller” meaning “to advise”. It is a regular -er verb and is used to express the idea of advising or discouraging someone from doing something.
In everyday French, déconseiller is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense to talk about something that happened before another past action or event. This tense is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the passé simple tense and adding the past participle of déconseiller.
Here are three simple examples of déconseiller used in the Passé Antérieur tense with their respective English translations:
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J’eus déconseillé à mon ami de fumer avant l’opération.
( I had advised my friend against smoking before the surgery.) -
Ils eurent déconseillé à leurs enfants de continuer leurs études.
( They had discouraged their children from continuing their studies.) -
Elle eut déconseillé à sa sœur de voyager seule.
( She had advised her sister against travelling alone.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of déconseiller
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse déconseillé | I had advised against |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses déconseillé | You had advised against |
il | il eût | Il eût déconseillé | He had advised against |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût déconseillé | She had advised against |
on | on eût | On eût déconseillé | One had advised against |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes déconseillé | We had advised against |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes déconseillé | You had advised against |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent déconseillé | They had advised against |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent déconseillé | They had advised against |
Other Conjugations for Déconseiller.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb déconseiller
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déconseiller
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déconseiller
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déconseiller
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déconseiller
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déconseiller
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déconseiller
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déconseiller (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déconseiller
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déconseiller
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déconseiller
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déconseiller
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déconseiller
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déconseiller
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déconseiller
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déconseiller
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Déconseiller – 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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