Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délocaliser
Introduction to the verb délocaliser
The English translation of délocaliser is “to relocate.” It is pronounced as “day-loh-kah-lee-zay.”
The word délocaliser comes from the French prefix “dé-” which means “away” and the word “localiser” which means “to locate.” It originated in the 1970s and became more commonly used in the 1980s to describe the trend of companies moving their production or operations to other countries.
In everyday French, délocaliser is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense to describe an action that occurred before another past action. This tense is similar to the past perfect tense in English.
Examples:
- J’avais délocalisé mon entreprise avant que le marché ne s’effondre. (I had relocated my company before the market collapsed.)
- Tu avais délocalisé tes usines avant que les coûts ne deviennent trop élevés. (You had relocated your factories before the costs became too high.)
- Ils avaient délocalisé leur production en Asie avant que les salaires ne baissent. (They had relocated their production to Asia before the wages decreased.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of délocaliser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse délocalisé | I had relocated |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses délocalisé | You had relocated |
il | il eût | Il eût délocalisé | He had relocated |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût délocalisé | She had relocated |
on | on eût | On eût délocalisé | One had relocated |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes délocalisé | We had relocated |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes délocalisé | You had relocated |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent délocalisé | They had relocated |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent délocalisé | They had relocated |
Other Conjugations for Délocaliser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb délocaliser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délocaliser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délocaliser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délocaliser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délocaliser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délocaliser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délocaliser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délocaliser (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délocaliser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délocaliser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délocaliser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délocaliser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délocaliser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délocaliser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délocaliser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délocaliser
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Délocaliser – 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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