Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb deviner
Introduction to the verb deviner
The English translation of the French verb deviner is “to guess.” It is pronounced as “duh-vee-nay.”
The word deviner comes from the Latin word divinare, meaning “to foretell or predict.” In everyday French, deviner is often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is the past tense used to express an action that occurred before another past action.
Examples of deviner in the Passé Antérieur tense:
- J’avais deviné que tu viendrais à la fête. (I had guessed that you would come to the party.)
- Elle avait deviné la réponse avant que le professeur ne la donne. (She had guessed the answer before the teacher gave it.)
- Nous avions deviné que vous aviez déjà mangé. (We had guessed that you had already eaten.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of deviner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse deviné | I had guessed |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses deviné | You had guessed |
il | il eût | Il eût deviné | He had guessed |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût deviné | She had guessed |
on | on eût | On eût deviné | One had guessed |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes deviné | We had guessed |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes deviné | You had guessed |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent deviné | They had guessed |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent deviné | They had guessed |
Other Conjugations for Deviner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb deviner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb deviner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb deviner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb deviner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb deviner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb deviner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb deviner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb deviner (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb deviner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb deviner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb deviner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb deviner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb deviner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb deviner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb deviner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb deviner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb deviner
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Deviner – 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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