Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défigurer
Introduction to the verb défigurer
The English translation of défigurer is “to disfigure” or “to deface”. The infinitive form is pronounced as “day-fee-gur-ay”.
The word défigurer comes from the Latin word “defigere” which means “to disfigure”. It entered the French language in the 13th century.
In everyday French, défigurer is most commonly used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is equivalent to the Past Perfect tense in English. This tense is used to describe an action that occurred before another past action.
Examples:
- Il eut été défiguré par l’accident de voiture. (He had been disfigured by the car accident.)
- Les statues furent défigurées par les vandales. (The statues had been defaced by vandals.)
- Elle eut défiguré sa propre photo avant de la publier sur les réseaux sociaux. (She had disfigured her own photo before posting it on social media.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of défigurer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse défiguré | I had disfigured |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses défiguré | You had disfigured |
il | il eût | Il eût défiguré | He had disfigured |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût défiguré | She had disfigured |
on | on eût | On eût défiguré | One had disfigured |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes défiguré | We had disfigured |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes défiguré | You had disfigured |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent défiguré | They had disfigured |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent défiguré | They had disfigured |
Other Conjugations for Défigurer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb défigurer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défigurer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défigurer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défigurer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défigurer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défigurer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défigurer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défigurer (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défigurer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défigurer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défigurer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défigurer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défigurer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défigurer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défigurer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défigurer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défigurer
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Défigurer – 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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