Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déforcer
Introduction to the verb déforcer
The English translation of the French verb déforcer is “to force open” or “to break open.” The infinitive form is pronounced “day-for-say.”
The word déforcer comes from the Old French word “desforcier” which means “to force open.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is used to describe an action that occurred before another action in the past.
Examples of déforcer in the Passé Antérieur tense:
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Hier, j’avais déforcé la porte pour entrer dans la maison. (Yesterday, I had forced open the door to enter the house.)
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Les cambrioleurs avaient déforcé la fenêtre avant de voler les bijoux. (The burglars had forced open the window before stealing the jewelry.)
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Quand les pompiers sont arrivés, ils ont trouvé la porte déforcée et ont pu entrer dans l’immeuble en feu. (When the firefighters arrived, they found the door forced open and were able to enter the burning building.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of déforcer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse déforcé | I had weakened |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses déforcé | You had weakened |
il | il eût | Il eût déforcé | He had weakened |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût déforcé | She had weakened |
on | on eût | On eût déforcé | One had weakened |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes déforcé | We had weakened |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes déforcé | You had weakened |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent déforcé | They had weakened |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent déforcé | They had weakened |
Other Conjugations for Déforcer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb déforcer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déforcer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déforcer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déforcer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déforcer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déforcer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déforcer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déforcer (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déforcer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déforcer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déforcer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déforcer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déforcer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déforcer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déforcer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déforcer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déforcer
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Déforcer – 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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