Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déraciner
Introduction to the verb déraciner
The English translation of the French verb déraciner is “to uproot”. It is pronounced as [deh-ra-see-nay].
The word déraciner comes from the Latin word “radix”, meaning “root”. In everyday French, it is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is a compound tense used to express an action that was completed before another action in the past.
Three simple examples of its usage in this tense are:
- J’ai déraciné l’arbre avant de planter de nouvelles fleurs. (I uprooted the tree before planting new flowers.)
- Ils avaient déraciné tous les mauvaises herbes avant que je n’arrive. (They had uprooted all the weeds before I arrived.)
- L’entreprise a déraciné ses activités en Asie pour se concentrer sur le marché européen. (The company uprooted its activities in Asia to focus on the European market.)
In all of these examples, the action of uprooting (déraciner) was completed before another action took place in the past.
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of déraciner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse déraciné | I had uprooted |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses déraciné | You had uprooted |
il | il eût | Il eût déraciné | He had uprooted |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût déraciné | She had uprooted |
on | on eût | On eût déraciné | One had uprooted |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes déraciné | We had uprooted |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes déraciné | You had uprooted |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent déraciné | They had uprooted |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent déraciné | They had uprooted |
Other Conjugations for Déraciner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb déraciner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déraciner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déraciner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déraciner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déraciner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déraciner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déraciner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déraciner (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déraciner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déraciner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déraciner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déraciner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déraciner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déraciner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déraciner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déraciner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déraciner
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Déraciner – 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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