Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diffamer
Introduction to the verb diffamer
The English translation of the French verb diffamer is “to defame” or “to slander.” It is pronounced as “dee-fam-ay.”
The word diffamer comes from the Old French word “diffamier,” which comes from the Latin “diffamare,” meaning “to spread evil reports.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is the past tense used for actions that were completed before another past action.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in the Passé Antérieur tense, with their respective English translations:
1) Je l’avais diffamé avant qu’il ne devienne célèbre. (I had defamed him before he became famous.)
2) Ils avaient diffamé leur voisin avant de déménager. (They had slandered their neighbor before moving out.)
3) Elle avait diffamé son ex-mari après leur divorce. (She had slandered her ex-husband after their divorce.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of diffamer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse diffamé | I had defamed |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses diffamé | You had defamed |
il | il eût | Il eût diffamé | He had defamed |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût diffamé | She had defamed |
on | on eût | On eût diffamé | One had defamed |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes diffamé | We had defamed |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes diffamé | You had defamed |
ils | ils eûrent | Ils eûrent diffamé | They had defamed |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent diffamé | They had defamed |
Other Conjugations for Diffamer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb diffamer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diffamer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diffamer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diffamer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diffamer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diffamer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diffamer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diffamer (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diffamer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diffamer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diffamer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diffamer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diffamer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diffamer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diffamer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diffamer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diffamer
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Diffamer – 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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