Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépraver
Introduction to the verb dépraver
The English translation of the French verb dépraver is “to corrupt” or “to deprave.” It is pronounced “day-pra-vay” in its infinitive form.
Dépraver comes from the Latin word “depravare,” meaning “to distort” or “to pervert.” It entered the French language in the 12th century.
In everyday French, dépraver is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is a compound past tense used to describe completed actions that happened before another past action. It is formed with the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the Imparfait tense and the past participle of the main verb.
Here are three examples of dépraver used in the Passé Antérieur tense with their English translations:
- J’eus dépravé mes pensées avant qu’elle n’arrive. (I had corrupted my thoughts before she arrived.)
- Ils eurent dépravé leur morale lorsque le scandale éclata. (They had depraved their morals when the scandal broke out.)
- Tu eus dépravé ton âme en commettant ce crime. (You had depraved your soul by committing this crime.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of dépraver
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse dépravé | I had depraved |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses dépravé | You had depraved |
il | il eût | Il eût dépravé | He had depraved |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût dépravé | She had depraved |
on | on eût | On eût dépravé | One had depraved |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes dépravé | We had depraved |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes dépravé | You had depraved |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent dépravé | They had depraved |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent dépravé | They had depraved |
Other Conjugations for Dépraver.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dépraver
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépraver
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépraver
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépraver
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépraver
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépraver
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépraver
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépraver (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépraver
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépraver
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépraver
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépraver
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépraver
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépraver
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépraver
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépraver
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépraver
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Dépraver – 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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