Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déponer
Introduction to the verb déponer
The English translation of the French verb déponer is “to deposit” or “to put down.” It is pronounced as “day-po-nay” in its infinitive form.
Déponer comes from the Latin word “deponere,” which means “to put down.” In everyday French, déponer is most often used in its Passé Antérieur tense, which is a past tense used to express an action that occurred before another action in the past. It is commonly used in formal or literary contexts.
Three simple examples of déponer in the Passé Antérieur tense, with their English translations, are:
- Il eut déponé son paquet avant de partir. (He had deposited his package before leaving.)
- Nous eûmes déponé nos valises à l’hôtel avant de visiter la ville. (We had put down our suitcases at the hotel before visiting the city.)
- Elle eut déponé ses armes et s’était rendue aux autorités. (She had surrendered her weapons and had turned herself in to the authorities.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of déponer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eus | J’eus déposé | I had deposited |
tu | tu eus | Tu eus déposé | You had deposited |
il | il eut | Il eut déposé | He had deposited |
elle | elle eut | Elle eut déposé | She had deposited |
on | on eut | On eut déposé | One had deposited |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes déposé | We had deposited |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes déposé | You had deposited |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent déposé | They had deposited |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent déposé | They had deposited |
Other Conjugations for Déponer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb déponer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déponer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déponer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déponer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déponer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déponer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déponer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déponer (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déponer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déponer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déponer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déponer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déponer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déponer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déponer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déponer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déponer
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Déponer – 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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