Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défoncer
Introduction to the verb défoncer
The English translation of the French verb défoncer is “to smash” or “to break down”. The infinitive form of défoncer is pronounced as “day-fawn-say”.
Défoncer comes from the Old French word “defoncier” which meant “to break or shatter”. It is derived from the Latin word “defunctus” which means “dead” or “finished”. In everyday French, défoncer is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is a literary tense used to talk about an action that was completed before another action in the past.
Some examples of défoncer being used in the Passé Antérieur tense are:
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Nous avions défoncé la porte avant que la police n’arrive.
(We had smashed the door before the police arrived.) -
Tu avais défoncé ta voiture lorsque tu as perdu le contrôle.
(You had smashed your car when you lost control.) -
Les vandales avaient défoncé toutes les fenêtres de l’école avant que le directeur ne le remarque.
(The vandals had smashed all the windows of the school before the principal noticed.)
In these examples, défoncer is used to describe an action that was completed before another action in the past. It can also be used in everyday French to mean “to demolish” or “to destroy”, either physically or figuratively.
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of défoncer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eus | J’eus défoncé | I had smashed |
tu | tu eus | Tu eus défoncé | You had smashed |
il | il eut | Il eut défoncé | He had smashed |
elle | elle eut | Elle eut défoncé | She had smashed |
on | on eut | On eut défoncé | One had smashed |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes défoncé | We had smashed |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes défoncé | You had smashed |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent défoncé | They had smashed |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent défoncé | They had smashed |
Other Conjugations for Défoncer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb défoncer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défoncer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défoncer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défoncer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défoncer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défoncer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défoncer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défoncer (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défoncer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défoncer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défoncer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défoncer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défoncer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défoncer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défoncer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défoncer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défoncer
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Défoncer – 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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