Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déparler
Introduction to the verb déparler
The English translation of the French verb déparler is “to speak ill of.” It is pronounced “day-par-lay.”
Déparler comes from the combination of the prefix “dé-” which can have various meanings including to undo or to reverse, and the verb “parler” which means “to speak.” Therefore, déparler can be understood as the act of speaking against or undoing something that was previously said.
In everyday French, déparler is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense. This tense is used to talk about an action that happened before another past action. It is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the passé simple tense, followed by the past participle of the main verb.
Here are 3 examples of déparler in the Passé Antérieur tense:
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J’avais déparlé de mon voisin avant d’apprendre qu’il était mon nouveau collègue. (I had spoken ill of my neighbor before finding out he was my new colleague.)
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Ils avaient déparlé de leur amie avant de réaliser qu’elle était derrière eux. (They had spoken ill of their friend before realizing she was behind them.)
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Elle était déparlée par ses anciens amis avant de se faire des nouveaux. (She had been spoken ill of by her old friends before making new ones.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of déparler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eus parlé | J’eus parlé de nouveau | I had spoken again |
tu | tu eus parlé | Tu eus parlé de nouveau | You had spoken again |
il | il eut parlé | Il eut parlé de nouveau | He had spoken again |
elle | elle eut parlé | Elle eut parlé de nouveau | She had spoken again |
on | on eut parlé | On eut parlé de nouveau | One had spoken again |
nous | nous eûmes parlé | Nous eûmes parlé de nouveau | We had spoken again |
vous | vous eûtes parlé | Vous eûtes parlé de nouveau | You had spoken again |
ils | ils eurent parlé | Ils eurent parlé de nouveau | They had spoken again |
elles | elles eurent parlé | Elles eurent parlé de nouveau | They had spoken again |
Other Conjugations for Déparler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb déparler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déparler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déparler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déparler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déparler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déparler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déparler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déparler (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déparler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déparler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déparler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déparler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déparler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déparler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déparler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déparler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déparler
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Déparler – 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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