Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégrader
Introduction to the verb dégrader
The English translation of the French verb dégrader is “to degrade” or “to deteriorate.” The infinitive form is pronounced as “deh-grah-day.”
Dégrader comes from the Old French word “degrader” which means “to degrade or lower in rank or status.” It ultimately comes from the Latin word “degradare,” which means “to reduce, degrade, or lower.”
In everyday French, dégrader is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is the compound past tense. This tense indicates an action that happened and finished before another past action. It is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the Imparfait tense, followed by the past participle of the verb.
Example 1:
J’avais dégradé son travail avant qu’il ne le corrige.
I had degraded his work before he corrected it.
Example 2:
Elle était dégradée par ses collègues avant qu’elle ne quitte son emploi.
She had been degraded by her colleagues before she left her job.
Example 3:
Ils avaient dégradé leur réputation avant qu’ils ne réalisent leur erreur.
They had degraded their reputation before they realized their mistake.
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of dégrader
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse dégradé | I had degraded |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses dégradé | You had degraded |
il | il eût | Il eût dégradé | He had degraded |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût dégradé | She had degraded |
on | on eût | On eût dégradé | One had degraded |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes dégradé | We had degraded |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes dégradé | You had degraded |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent dégradé | They had degraded |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent dégradé | They had degraded |
Other Conjugations for Dégrader.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dégrader
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégrader
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégrader
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégrader
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégrader
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégrader
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégrader
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégrader (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégrader
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégrader
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégrader
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégrader
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégrader
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégrader
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégrader
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégrader
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégrader
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Dégrader – 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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