Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déphosphater
Introduction to the verb déphosphater
The English translation of the French verb déphosphater is “to dephosphorylate.” It is pronounced as [day-foh-so-fah-teh] in its infinitive form.
Déphosphater is a compound verb formed from the prefix “dé-” meaning “to remove” and the noun “phosphate,” meaning “phosphate.” It is derived from the Greek word “phosphoros” which means “light bearer.” In every day French, déphosphater is most often used in scientific or technical contexts to describe the process of removing a phosphate group from a compound.
Examples of déphosphater in the Passé Antérieur tense:
- Les chercheurs ont déphosphaté les échantillons avant de les analyser. (The researchers dephosphorylated the samples before analyzing them.)
- Après avoir déphosphaté l’ADN, ils ont pu l’utiliser pour la réaction en chaîne par polymérase. (After dephosphorylating the DNA, they were able to use it for the polymerase chain reaction.)
- La bactérie a déphosphaté le substrat pour libérer de l’énergie. (The bacteria dephosphorylated the substrate to release energy.)
In these examples, déphosphater is used in the Passé Antérieur tense to describe a completed action in the past. It is often used with the auxiliary verbs “avoir” or “être” to form compound tenses. The Passé Antérieur tense is typically used in formal or literary contexts.
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of déphosphater
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eus | J’eus déphosphaté | I had dephosphated |
tu | tu eus | Tu eus déphosphaté | You had dephosphated |
il | il eut | Il eut déphosphaté | He had dephosphated |
elle | elle eut | Elle eut déphosphaté | She had dephosphated |
on | on eut | On eut déphosphaté | One had dephosphated |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes déphosphaté | We had dephosphated |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes déphosphaté | You had dephosphated |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent déphosphaté | They had dephosphated |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent déphosphaté | They had dephosphated |
Other Conjugations for Déphosphater.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb déphosphater
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déphosphater
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déphosphater
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déphosphater
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déphosphater
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déphosphater
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déphosphater
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déphosphater (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déphosphater
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déphosphater
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déphosphater
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déphosphater
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déphosphater
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déphosphater
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déphosphater
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déphosphater
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Déphosphater – 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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