Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démarcher
Introduction to the verb démarcher
The English translation of the French verb démarcher is “to canvass” or “to solicit.” It is pronounced as “day-mar-shay.”
The word démarcher comes from the Old French word “demarch” which means “to walk” or “to make steps.” In everyday French, it is commonly used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is a past tense used to describe an action that was completed before another past action.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in the Passé Antérieur tense with their respective English translations:
- J’ai démarché plusieurs entreprises avant de trouver un emploi. (I had canvassed several companies before finding a job.)
- Ils avaient démarché tous les voisins pour vendre leurs produits. (They had solicited all the neighbors to sell their products.)
- Elle eut démarché toutes les banques avant d’obtenir un prêt. (She had canvassed all the banks before getting a loan.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of démarcher
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse démarché | I had solicited |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses démarché | You had solicited |
il | il eût | Il eût démarché | He had solicited |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût démarché | She had solicited |
on | on eût | On eût démarché | One had solicited |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes démarché | We had solicited |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes démarché | You had solicited |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent démarché | They had solicited |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent démarché | They had solicited |
Other Conjugations for Démarcher.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb démarcher
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démarcher
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démarcher
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démarcher
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démarcher
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démarcher
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démarcher
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démarcher (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démarcher
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démarcher
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démarcher
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démarcher
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démarcher
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démarcher
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démarcher
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démarcher
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démarcher
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Démarcher – 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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