Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déconsidérer
Introduction to the verb déconsidérer
The English translation of the French verb déconsidérer is “to discredit” or “to disregard.” It is pronounced as “day-con-see-dare-ay” in its infinitive form.
Déconsidérer comes from the combination of the prefix “dé-” which means “dis-” or “un-” and the verb “considérer” which means “to consider.” Therefore, déconsidérer can be translated literally as “to un-consider” or “to not consider.”
In everyday French, déconsidérer is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is the past tense of the past tense. It is used to talk about an action that happened before another past action. This tense is mostly used in formal or written language.
Here are three examples of déconsidérer in the Passé Antérieur tense:
- Après avoir été déconsidéré par ses collègues, il a décidé de démissionner. (After being discredited by his colleagues, he decided to resign.)
- Elle avait déconsidéré sa famille en prenant des décisions égoïstes. (She had discredited her family by making selfish decisions.)
- Les rumeurs avaient déconsidéré sa réputation avant qu’il ne devienne célèbre. (The rumors had discredited his reputation before he became famous.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of déconsidérer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse déconsidéré | I had discredited |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses déconsidéré | You had discredited |
il | il eût | Il eût déconsidéré | He had discredited |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût déconsidéré | She had discredited |
on | on eût | On eût déconsidéré | One had discredited |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes déconsidéré | We had discredited |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes déconsidéré | You had discredited |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent déconsidéré | They had discredited |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent déconsidéré | They had discredited |
Other Conjugations for Déconsidérer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb déconsidérer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déconsidérer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déconsidérer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déconsidérer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déconsidérer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déconsidérer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déconsidérer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déconsidérer (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déconsidérer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déconsidérer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déconsidérer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déconsidérer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déconsidérer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déconsidérer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déconsidérer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déconsidérer
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Déconsidérer – 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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