Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décorner
Introduction to the verb décorner
The English translation of the French verb décorner is “to dehorn.” It is pronounced “day-kor-nay.”
Décorner comes from the Latin word “decorna” meaning “ornament” or “adorn.” In everyday French, it is most often used in its past tense form, passé antérieur, to describe an action that was completed before another action in the past. This tense is similar to the English past perfect tense.
Examples:
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J’avais déjà décorné le taureau avant qu’il ne blesse quelqu’un. (I had already dehorned the bull before he injured someone.)
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Elle avait décorné toutes les chèvres avant de les vendre. (She had dehorned all the goats before selling them.)
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Le fermier avait décorné les vaches pour les protéger des autres animaux. (The farmer had dehorned the cows to protect them from other animals.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of décorner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse décorné | I had dehorned |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses décorné | You had dehorned |
il | il eût | Il eût décorné | He had dehorned |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût décorné | She had dehorned |
on | on eût | On eût décorné | One had dehorned |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes décorné | We had dehorned |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes décorné | You had dehorned |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent décorné | They had dehorned |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent décorné | They had dehorned |
Other Conjugations for Décorner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb décorner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décorner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décorner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décorner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décorner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décorner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décorner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décorner (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décorner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décorner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décorner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décorner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décorner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décorner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décorner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décorner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décorner
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Décorner – 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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