Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désabuser
Introduction to the verb désabuser
The English translation of désabuser is “to disabuse” or “to disillusion.” The infinitive form is pronounced as “day-zah-byoo-zay.”
Désabuser comes from the combination of the prefix “dés-” (meaning “dis-” or “un-“) and the verb “abuser” (meaning “to deceive” or “to abuse”). It is most often used in everyday French in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is used to describe a completed action that happened before another past action.
Example 1: J’ai désabusé mes amis avant qu’ils ne s’engagent dans cette entreprise risquée.
Translation: I disillusioned my friends before they committed to this risky business.
Example 2: Vous aviez désabusé vos enfants avant qu’ils ne se fassent avoir par cette publicité mensongère.
Translation: You had disabused your children before they were taken in by this misleading advertisement.
Example 3: Elle avait désabusé son mari avant qu’il ne tombe amoureux de cette autre femme.
Translation: She had disillusioned her husband before he fell in love with that other woman.
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of désabuser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse désabusé | I had disillusioned |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses désabusé | You had disillusioned |
il | il eût | Il eût désabusé | He had disillusioned |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût désabusé | She had disillusioned |
on | on eût | On eût désabusé | One had disillusioned |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes désabusé | We had disillusioned |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes désabusé | You had disillusioned |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent désabusé | They had disillusioned |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent désabusé | They had disillusioned |
Other Conjugations for Désabuser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb désabuser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désabuser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désabuser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désabuser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désabuser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désabuser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désabuser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désabuser (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désabuser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désabuser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désabuser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désabuser
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désabuser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désabuser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désabuser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désabuser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désabuser
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Désabuser – 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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