Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décourager
Introduction to the verb décourager
The English translation of the French verb décourager is “to discourage.” It is pronounced as “day-koora-jay.”
The word décourager comes from the French word “courage,” which means “courage.” The prefix “dés” means “without,” therefore the literal meaning of décourager is “to take away courage.”
In everyday French, décourager is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense to indicate an action that happened before another past action. This tense is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the passé simple tense and adding the past participle of the verb.
Examples:
- J’eus découragé mes amis avant qu’ils ne se lancent dans cette aventure. (I had discouraged my friends before they embarked on this adventure.)
- Tu eus découragé beaucoup de personnes avec tes mots durs. (You had discouraged a lot of people with your harsh words.)
- Il eut découragé toute l’équipe en leur disant qu’ils n’étaient pas assez bons. (He had discouraged the whole team by telling them they weren’t good enough.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of décourager
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse découragé | I had discouraged |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses découragé | You had discouraged |
il | il eût | Il eût découragé | He had discouraged |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût découragé | She had discouraged |
on | on eût | On eût découragé | One had discouraged |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes découragé | We had discouraged |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes découragé | You had discouraged |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent découragé | They had discouraged |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent découragé | They had discouraged |
Other Conjugations for Décourager.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb décourager
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décourager
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décourager
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décourager
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décourager
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décourager
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décourager
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décourager (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décourager
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décourager
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décourager
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décourager
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décourager
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décourager
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décourager
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décourager
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décourager
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Décourager – 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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