Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décorer
Introduction to the verb décorer
The English translation of the French verb décorer is “to decorate.” It is pronounced as “day-koh-rer.”
Décorer comes from the Old French word “decor,” which means “beauty” or “ornament.” It is most often used in everyday French as a transitive verb, meaning it requires a direct object to complete its meaning.
In the Passé Antérieur tense, décorer is used to talk about past actions that were completed before another past action. It is formed by combining the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the Passé Simple tense with the past participle of décorer.
Here are three examples of décorer in the Passé Antérieur tense:
- J’ai décoré la maison avant que mes invités n’arrivent. (I had decorated the house before my guests arrived.)
- Elle a décoré le gâteau avant de le mettre au four. (She had decorated the cake before putting it in the oven.)
- Nous avons décoré la salle de classe avant que les élèves n’arrivent. (We had decorated the classroom before the students arrived.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of décorer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse décoré | I had decorated |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses décoré | You had decorated |
il | il eût | Il eût décoré | He had decorated |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût décoré | She had decorated |
on | on eût | On eût décoré | One had decorated |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes décoré | We had decorated |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes décoré | You had decorated |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent décoré | They had decorated |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent décoré | They had decorated |
Other Conjugations for Décorer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb décorer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décorer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décorer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décorer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décorer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décorer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décorer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décorer (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décorer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décorer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décorer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décorer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décorer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décorer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décorer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décorer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décorer
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Décorer – 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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