Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénoncer
Introduction to the verb dénoncer
The English translation of the French verb dénoncer is “to denounce.” It is pronounced as “day-nohn-say” in its infinitive form.
Dénoncer comes from the Old French word “denoncier,” which comes from the Latin word “denuntiare” meaning “to announce.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is a past tense used to express an action that took place before another past action.
Three simple examples of dénoncer in the Passé Antérieur tense with their English translations are:
- J’ai dénoncé le crime avant qu’il ne soit trop tard. (I had denounced the crime before it was too late.)
- Tu as dénoncé ta voisine pour tapage nocturne. (You had denounced your neighbor for making noise at night.)
- Elle a dénoncé son ancien patron pour harcèlement. (She had denounced her former boss for harassment.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of dénoncer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse dénoncé | I had denounced |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses dénoncé | You had denounced |
il | il eût | Il eût dénoncé | He had denounced |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût dénoncé | She had denounced |
on | on eût | On eût dénoncé | One had denounced |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes dénoncé | We had denounced |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes dénoncé | You had denounced |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent dénoncé | They had denounced |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent dénoncé | They had denounced |
Other Conjugations for Dénoncer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dénoncer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénoncer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénoncer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénoncer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénoncer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénoncer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénoncer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénoncer (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénoncer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénoncer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénoncer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénoncer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénoncer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénoncer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénoncer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénoncer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénoncer
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Dénoncer – 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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