Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déjeuner
Introduction to the verb déjeuner
The English translation of the French verb déjeuner is “to have lunch.” It is pronounced as “day-zhuh-nay.”
The origin of déjeuner comes from the Latin word “disjejunare” which means “to break one’s fast.” It entered the French language in the 13th century and was used to refer to the first meal of the day. However, over time, it came to mean the midday meal.
In everyday French, déjeuner is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is the past perfect tense. This tense is used to describe an action that happened before another past action.
Three simple examples of its usage in this tense are:
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J’eus déjeuné avant de partir travailler. (I had lunch before leaving for work.)
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Tu avais déjeuné avec tes amis quand je t’ai appelé. (You had lunch with your friends when I called you.)
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Ils eurent déjeuné au restaurant avant de rentrer chez eux. (They had lunch at the restaurant before going back home.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of déjeuner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eus | J’eus déjeuné | I had lunch |
tu | tu eus | Tu eus déjeuné | You had lunch |
il | il eut | Il eut déjeuné | He had lunch |
elle | elle eut | Elle eut déjeuné | She had lunch |
on | on eut | On eut déjeuné | One had lunch |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes déjeuné | We had lunch |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes déjeuné | You had lunch |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent déjeuné | They had lunch |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent déjeuné | They had lunch |
Other Conjugations for Déjeuner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb déjeuner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déjeuner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déjeuner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déjeuner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déjeuner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déjeuner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déjeuner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déjeuner (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déjeuner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déjeuner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déjeuner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déjeuner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déjeuner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déjeuner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déjeuner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déjeuner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déjeuner
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Déjeuner – 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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