Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déphaser
Introduction to the verb déphaser
The English translation of the French verb déphaser is “to desynchronize” or “to phase-shift.” The infinitive form is pronounced “day-fah-zay.”
Déphaser is derived from the French word “phase,” meaning stage or phase, and the prefix “dé,” indicating a reversal or negation. It is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is a literary past tense used to describe completed actions that occurred before another past action.
Example 1: J’avais déphasé mon horloge avant mon départ. (I had desynchronized my clock before leaving.)
Example 2: Elle avait déphasé son discours en ajoutant des informations inutiles. (She had phase-shifted her speech by adding unnecessary information.)
Example 3: Ils avaient déphasé leurs actions, ce qui a causé des problèmes de coordination. (They had desynchronized their actions, which caused coordination problems.)
In each of these examples, déphaser is used in the Passé Antérieur tense to describe an action that was completed before another past action. It is often used in a technical or scientific context, such as describing the synchronization of electronic devices or the alignment of phases in a chemical reaction.
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of déphaser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eus déphasé | J’eus déphasé | I had phased out |
tu | tu eus déphasé | Tu eus déphasé | You had phased out |
il | il eut déphasé | Il eut déphasé | He had phased out |
elle | elle eut déphasé | Elle eut déphasé | She had phased out |
on | on eut déphasé | On eut déphasé | One had phased out |
nous | nous eûmes déphasé | Nous eûmes déphasé | We had phased out |
vous | vous eûtes déphasé | Vous eûtes déphasé | You had phased out |
ils | ils eurent déphasé | Ils eurent déphasé | They had phased out |
elles | elles eurent déphasé | Elles eurent déphasé | They had phased out |
Other Conjugations for Déphaser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb déphaser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déphaser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déphaser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déphaser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déphaser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déphaser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déphaser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déphaser (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déphaser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déphaser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déphaser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déphaser
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déphaser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déphaser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déphaser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déphaser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déphaser
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Déphaser – 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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