Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégénérer
Introduction to the verb dégénérer
The English translation of dégénérer is “to degenerate.” It is pronounced as “day-zhay-nair-ay.”
The word dégénérer comes from the Latin word “degenerare” which means “to decline” or “to deteriorate.” It is often used in everyday French to describe a decrease in quality, morals, or values.
In the Passé Antérieur tense, dégénérer is used to describe an action or state that occurred before another past action. Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense:
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Les conditions sociales se sont rapidement dégénérées après la guerre. (Social conditions quickly deteriorated after the war.)
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L’entreprise a dégénéré après le départ du fondateur. (The company degenerated after the founder left.)
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Les relations entre les deux pays s’étaient dégénérées avant le début de la guerre. (The relations between the two countries had deteriorated before the start of the war.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of dégénérer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse dégénéré | I had degenerated |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses dégénéré | You had degenerated |
il | il eût | Il eût dégénéré | He had degenerated |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût dégénéré | She had degenerated |
on | on eût | On eût dégénéré | One had degenerated |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes dégénéré | We had degenerated |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes dégénéré | You had degenerated |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent dégénéré | They had degenerated |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent dégénéré | They had degenerated |
Other Conjugations for Dégénérer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dégénérer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégénérer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégénérer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégénérer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégénérer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégénérer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégénérer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégénérer (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégénérer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégénérer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégénérer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégénérer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégénérer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégénérer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégénérer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégénérer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégénérer
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Dégénérer – 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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