Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb devancer
Introduction to the verb devancer
The English translation of the French verb devancer is “to get ahead of/to surpass”. It is pronounced as “duh-vahn-say”.
The word devancer comes from the Latin word “devincere” which means “to overtake” or “to conquer”. In everyday French, it is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is the past tense used to talk about an action that took place before another past action.
Three simple examples of its usage in the Passé Antérieur tense are:
- Ils eurent devancé leurs concurrents avant la fin de la course. (They had surpassed their competitors before the end of the race.)
- Elle eut devancé sa sœur dans la course à l’héritage. (She had gotten ahead of her sister in the race for the inheritance.)
- Nous eûmes devancé la tempête en arrivant à la maison. (We had managed to get ahead of the storm by arriving at home.)
English translations:
- They had surpassed their competitors before the end of the race.
- She had gotten ahead of her sister in the race for the inheritance.
- We had managed to get ahead of the storm by arriving at home.
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of devancer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
---|---|---|---|
je | j’eusse | J’eusse devancé | I had preceded |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses devancé | You had preceded |
il | il eût | Il eût devancé | He had preceded |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût devancé | She had preceded |
on | on eût | On eût devancé | One had preceded |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes devancé | We had preceded |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes devancé | You had preceded |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent devancé | They had preceded |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent devancé | They had preceded |
Other Conjugations for Devancer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb devancer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb devancer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb devancer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb devancer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb devancer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb devancer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb devancer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb devancer (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb devancer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb devancer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb devancer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb devancer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb devancer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb devancer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb devancer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb devancer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb devancer
Struggling with French verbs or the language in general? Why not use our free French Grammar Checker – no registration required!
Get a FREE Download Study Sheet of this Conjugation 🔥
Simply right click the image below, click “save image” and get your free reference for the devancer Passé Antérieur tense conjugation!
Devancer – 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
I hope you enjoyed this article on the verb devancer. Still in a learning mood? Check out another TOTALLY random French verb conjugation!