Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépeupler
Introduction to the verb dépeupler
The English translation of the French verb dépeupler is “to depopulate.” It is pronounced as “day-peh-poo-pleh” in the infinitive form.
Dépeupler comes from the French words “dé” meaning “de” or “away” and “peuple” meaning “people.” It is most often used in everyday French to describe the act of reducing the population of a place or causing people to leave.
In the Passé Antérieur tense, dépeupler is used to describe an action that occurred in the past and was completed before another action in the past. It is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the passé simple tense, followed by the past participle of dépeupler.
Here are three examples of dépeupler used in the Passé Antérieur tense, along with their English translations:
- Les guerres ont dépeuplé la ville. (The wars depopulated the city.)
- J’ai dépeuplé mon village natal pour poursuivre mes études en ville. (I depopulated my hometown to pursue my studies in the city.)
- Après avoir dépeuplé la région, les colons se sont installés sur ces terres fertiles. (After depopulating the region, the settlers settled on these fertile lands.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of dépeupler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse dépeuplé | I had depopulated |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses dépeuplé | You had depopulated |
il | il eût | Il eût dépeuplé | He had depopulated |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût dépeuplé | She had depopulated |
on | on eût | On eût dépeuplé | One had depopulated |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes dépeuplé | We had depopulated |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes dépeuplé | You had depopulated |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent dépeuplé | They had depopulated |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent dépeuplé | They had depopulated |
Other Conjugations for Dépeupler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dépeupler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépeupler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépeupler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépeupler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépeupler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépeupler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépeupler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépeupler (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépeupler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépeupler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépeupler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépeupler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépeupler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépeupler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépeupler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépeupler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépeupler
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Dépeupler – 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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