Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénaturer
Introduction to the verb dénaturer
The English translation of dénaturer is “to alter” or “to distort.” The infinitive form is pronounced as “day-na-too-ray.”
Dénaturer comes from the French prefix “dé-“, which means “undo” or “reverse,” and the verb “nature,” which means “nature.” It is most often used in everyday French to describe the act of changing or transforming something in a way that goes against its natural state or original purpose.
In the Passé Antérieur tense, dénaturer means “to have altered” or “to have distorted.” Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense:
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J’ai dénaturé les propos de mon ami en les répétant à la presse. (I altered my friend’s words by repeating them to the press.)
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Tu as dénaturé l’image originale en la retouchant avec Photoshop. (You distorted the original image by editing it with Photoshop.)
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Il/elle/on a dénaturé le goût du vin en y ajoutant du sucre. (He/She/One altered the taste of the wine by adding sugar to it.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of dénaturer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse dénaturé | I had denatured |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses dénaturé | You had denatured |
il | il eût | Il eût dénaturé | He had denatured |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût dénaturé | She had denatured |
on | on eût | On eût dénaturé | One had denatured |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes dénaturé | We had denatured |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes dénaturé | You had denatured |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent dénaturé | They had denatured |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent dénaturé | They had denatured |
Other Conjugations for Dénaturer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dénaturer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénaturer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénaturer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénaturer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénaturer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénaturer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénaturer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénaturer (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénaturer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénaturer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénaturer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénaturer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénaturer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénaturer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénaturer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénaturer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénaturer
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Dénaturer – 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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