Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délirer
Introduction to the verb délirer
The English translation of the French verb délirer is “to deliriate” or “to rave.” It is pronounced as “dey-lee-ray.”
The word délirer originated from the Latin word “delirare,” meaning “to be crazy or delirious.” It was then adopted into Old French as “delirer,” with the same meaning. In modern French, délirer is most often used in its literal sense of “to talk incoherently or irrationally,” but it can also be used to express a strong emotion or enthusiasm.
In the Passé Antérieur tense, délirer is used to describe an action that was completed before another action in the past. It is formed with the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the imparfait tense, followed by the past participle of délirer.
Example 1: J’avais déliré avant qu’il ne soit arrivé.
Translation: I had raved before he arrived.
Example 2: Elle avait déliré de joie quand elle a appris la nouvelle.
Translation: She had deliriated with joy when she heard the news.
Example 3: Nous étions délirés après avoir gagné le match.
Translation: We were delirious after winning the game.
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of délirer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eus déliré | J’eus déliré toute la nuit | I had deliriously all night |
tu | tu eus déliré | Tu eus déliré toute la nuit | You had deliriously all night |
il | il eut déliré | Il eut déliré toute la nuit | He had deliriously all night |
elle | elle eut déliré | Elle eut déliré toute la nuit | She had deliriously all night |
on | on eut déliré | On eut déliré toute la nuit | One had deliriously all night |
nous | nous eûmes déliré | Nous eûmes déliré toute la nuit | We had deliriously all night |
vous | vous eûtes déliré | Vous eûtes déliré toute la nuit | You had deliriously all night |
ils | ils eurent déliré | Ils eurent déliré toute la nuit | They had deliriously all night |
elles | elles eurent déliré | Elles eurent déliré toute la nuit | They had deliriously all night |
Other Conjugations for Délirer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb délirer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délirer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délirer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délirer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délirer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délirer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délirer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délirer (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délirer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délirer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délirer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délirer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délirer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délirer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délirer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délirer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délirer
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Délirer – 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)
Summary
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