Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépoter
Introduction to the verb dépoter
The English translation of the French verb dépoter is “to remove from a pot” or “to repot.” It is pronounced as day-poh-tay.
Dépoter comes from the root word “pot,” which comes from the Latin word “potus,” meaning “drinking cup.” The prefix “dé-” adds emphasis or indicates reversal, so dépoter literally means “to unpot” or “to take out of a pot.”
In everyday French, dépoter is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which indicates a completed action that happened before another past action. For example, “J’ai dépoté la plante avant de la mettre dans un pot plus grand” (I repotted the plant before putting it in a bigger pot).
Here are three simple examples of dépoter in the Passé Antérieur tense, with their English translations:
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J’eus dépoté toutes les fleurs avant que la tempête ne les abîme. (I had repotted all the flowers before the storm damaged them.)
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Tu eus dépoté les herbes aromatiques pour les replanter dans le jardin. (You had removed the herbs to replant them in the garden.)
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Il eut dépoté le cactus avec précaution afin de ne pas se piquer. (He had carefully repotted the cactus to avoid getting pricked.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of dépoter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse dépoté | I had repotted |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses dépoté | You had repotted |
il | il eût | Il eût dépoté | He had repotted |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût dépoté | She had repotted |
on | on eût | On eût dépoté | One had repotted |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes dépoté | We had repotted |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes dépoté | You had repotted |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent dépoté | They had repotted |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent dépoté | They had repotted |
Other Conjugations for Dépoter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dépoter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépoter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépoter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépoter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépoter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépoter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépoter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépoter (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépoter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépoter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépoter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépoter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépoter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépoter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépoter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépoter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépoter
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Dépoter – 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)
Summary
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