Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démarrer
Introduction to the verb démarrer
The English translation of the French verb démarrer is “to start” or “to begin.” It is pronounced as “day-ma-rer” in its infinitive form.
The word démarrer has its roots in the Latin word “marrare,” meaning “to delay,” and the prefix “de,” meaning “from” or “off.” In everyday French, démarrer is most commonly used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is the past perfect tense in English.
This tense is used to describe an action that occurred before another action in the past. Here are three simple examples of how démarrer is used in the Passé Antérieur tense, with the respective English translations:
- J’avais démarré le moteur avant que mes amis n’arrivent. (I had started the engine before my friends arrived.)
- Tu avais démarré le travail lorsque j’ai reçu un appel. (You had started working when I received a call.)
- Ils avaient démarré leur voyage avant que la tempête n’éclate. (They had started their journey before the storm broke out.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of démarrer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse démarré | I had started |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses démarré | You had started |
il | il eût | Il eût démarré | He had started |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût démarré | She had started |
on | on eût | On eût démarré | One had started |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes démarré | We had started |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes démarré | You had started |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent démarré | They had started |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent démarré | They had started |
Other Conjugations for Démarrer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb démarrer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démarrer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démarrer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démarrer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démarrer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démarrer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démarrer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démarrer (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démarrer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démarrer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démarrer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démarrer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démarrer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démarrer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démarrer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démarrer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démarrer
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Démarrer – 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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