Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénier
Introduction to the verb dénier
The English translation of the French verb dénier is “to deny.” It is pronounced as “dayn-yay” in its infinitive form.
The language origin of dénier can be traced back to the Old French word “denier,” meaning “to refuse” or “to reject.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is a compound past tense used to express an action that occurred before another past action.
Three examples of dénier in the Passé Antérieur tense are:
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J’eus dénié leur demande avant qu’ils ne partent en vacances. (I had denied their request before they left for vacation.)
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Tu eus dénié toute implication dans cette affaire. (You had denied any involvement in this matter.)
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Il eut dénié ses sentiments pour elle jusqu’à ce qu’elle lui avoue les siens. (He had denied his feelings for her until she confessed hers to him.)
English translations:
- I had denied their request before they left for vacation.
- You had denied any involvement in this matter.
- He had denied his feelings for her until she confessed hers to him.
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of dénier
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eus | J’eus dénié | I had denied |
tu | tu eus | Tu eus dénié | You had denied |
il | il eut | Il eut dénié | He had denied |
elle | elle eut | Elle eut dénié | She had denied |
on | on eut | On eut dénié | One had denied |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes dénié | We had denied |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes dénié | You had denied |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent dénié | They had denied |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent dénié | They had denied |
Other Conjugations for Dénier.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dénier
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénier
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénier
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénier
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénier
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénier
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénier
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénier (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénier
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénier
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénier
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénier
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénier
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénier
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénier
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénier
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénier
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Dénier – 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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