Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénitrer
Introduction to the verb dénitrer
The English translation of the French verb dénitrer is “to denitrate.” It is pronounced as “day-nee-tray” in the infinitive form.
The word dénitrer comes from the Latin root “denitrare,” which means “to remove nitrogen.” In everyday French, dénitrer is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is a past tense used to express an action that occurred before another past action. It is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the Imparfait tense, followed by the past participle of the main verb.
Examples:
- Nous avons dénitré les sols avant de planter les légumes. (We denitrated the soil before planting the vegetables.)
- J’ai dénitré l’eau pour la rendre potable. (I denitrated the water to make it drinkable.)
- Ils sont dénitrés la semaine dernière et les résultats sont prometteurs. (They denitrated last week and the results are promising.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of dénitrer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse dénitré | I had denitrated |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses dénitré | You had denitrated |
il | il eût | Il eût dénitré | He had denitrated |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût dénitré | She had denitrated |
on | on eût | On eût dénitré | One had denitrated |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes dénitré | We had denitrated |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes dénitré | You had denitrated |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent dénitré | They had denitrated |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent dénitré | They had denitrated |
Other Conjugations for Dénitrer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dénitrer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénitrer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénitrer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénitrer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénitrer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénitrer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénitrer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénitrer (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénitrer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénitrer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénitrer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénitrer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénitrer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénitrer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénitrer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénitrer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénitrer
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Dénitrer – 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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