Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénigrer
Introduction to the verb dénigrer
The English translation of the French verb dénigrer is “to denigrate.” It is pronounced as “day-nee-greh.”
The origin of the word dénigrer can be traced back to the Latin word “denigrare,” meaning “to blacken” or “to make dark.” In modern French, dénigrer is most often used in everyday conversation to describe the act of criticizing or speaking negatively about someone or something.
In the Passé Antérieur tense, which is used to describe an action that occurred before another action in the past, dénigrer is conjugated as follows:
Je dénigrai
Tu dénigras
Il/elle dénigra
Nous dénigrâmes
Vous dénigrâtes
Ils/elles dénigrèrent
3 Examples of dénigrer in the Passé Antérieur tense:
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J’avais dénigré mon collègue avant de réaliser qu’il était en fait très compétent. (I had denigrated my colleague before realizing that he was actually very competent.)
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Les critiques avaient dénigré le film avant même sa sortie en salle. (The critics had denigrated the film even before its release in theaters.)
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Elles avaient dénigré leur ancien patron lorsqu’ils travaillaient encore pour lui. (They had denigrated their former boss when they still worked for him.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of dénigrer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse dénigré | I had denigrated |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses dénigré | You had denigrated |
il | il eût | Il eût dénigré | He had denigrated |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût dénigré | She had denigrated |
on | on eût | On eût dénigré | One had denigrated |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes dénigré | We had denigrated |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes dénigré | You had denigrated |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent dénigré | They had denigrated |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent dénigré | They had denigrated |
Other Conjugations for Dénigrer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dénigrer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénigrer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénigrer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénigrer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénigrer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénigrer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénigrer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénigrer (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénigrer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénigrer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénigrer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénigrer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénigrer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénigrer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénigrer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénigrer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénigrer
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Dénigrer – 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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