Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépriser
Introduction to the verb dépriser
The English translation of the French verb dépriser is “to despise” or “to look down on.” The infinitive form is pronounced as “day-pree-zay.”
Dépriser comes from the Latin word “depretiare” which means “to depreciate.” It entered the French language in the 15th century with a similar meaning of “to belittle” or “to devalue.” Over time, its meaning shifted to the current definition of “to despise.”
In everyday French, dépriser is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense to express an action that occurred before another action in the past. This tense is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the past tense, followed by the past participle of dépriser (déprisé).
Here are three simple examples of dépriser in the Passé Antérieur tense, with their English translations:
- J’eus déprisé mon ex-petit ami avant de le quitter. (I despised my ex-boyfriend before leaving him.)
- Tu eus déprisé tes collègues avant de les promouvoir. (You looked down on your colleagues before promoting them.)
- Ils eurent déprisé leur ennemi avant de le vaincre. (They despised their enemy before defeating him.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of dépriser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eus | J’eus déprisé | I had despised |
tu | tu eus | Tu eus déprisé | You had despised |
il | il eut | Il eut déprisé | He had despised |
elle | elle eut | Elle eut déprisé | She had despised |
on | on eut | On eut déprisé | One had despised |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes déprisé | We had despised |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes déprisé | You had despised |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent déprisé | They had despised |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent déprisé | They had despised |
Other Conjugations for Dépriser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dépriser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépriser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépriser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépriser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépriser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépriser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépriser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépriser (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépriser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépriser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépriser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépriser
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépriser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépriser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépriser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépriser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépriser
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Dépriser – 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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