Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désennuyer
Introduction to the verb désennuyer
The English translation of désennuyer is “to relieve boredom,” “to entertain,” or “to amuse.” The infinitive form is pronounced as “day-zah-nwee-ay.”
The word désennuyer comes from the French words dés, meaning “to remove,” and ennui, meaning “boredom.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is the past tense used for actions that occurred before another past action.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in the Passé Antérieur tense, with their respective English translations:
- J’eus désennuyé mes amis avant qu’ils ne se lassent de la soirée. (I had relieved my friends’ boredom before they got tired of the evening.)
- Tu eus désennuyé ta sœur pendant les vacances en lui faisant visiter la ville. (You had entertained your sister during the vacation by showing her around the city.)
- Il eut désennuyé ses collègues en organisant une fête surprise pour leur anniversaire. (He had amused his colleagues by organizing a surprise party for their birthday.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of désennuyer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse désennuyé | I had amused |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses désennuyé | You had amused |
il | il eût | Il eût désennuyé | He had amused |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût désennuyé | She had amused |
on | on eût | On eût désennuyé | One had amused |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes désennuyé | We had amused |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes désennuyé | You had amused |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent désennuyé | They had amused |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent désennuyé | They had amused |
Other Conjugations for Désennuyer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb désennuyer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désennuyer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désennuyer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désennuyer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désennuyer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désennuyer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désennuyer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désennuyer (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désennuyer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désennuyer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désennuyer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désennuyer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désennuyer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désennuyer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désennuyer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désennuyer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désennuyer
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Désennuyer – 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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