Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discontinuer
Introduction to the verb discontinuer
The English translation of discontinuer is “to discontinue” or “to stop.” The infinitive form of discontinuer is pronounced as “dees-kon-too-ay.”
Discontinuer comes from the Latin word “discontinuare,” meaning “to leave unfinished.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is the past tense used to describe an action that happened before another past action.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense with their respective English translations:
- J’ai discontinué mes études en 2010. (I discontinued my studies in 2010.)
- Il a discontinué son abonnement au gym après seulement un mois. (He discontinued his gym membership after only one month.)
- Nous avons discontinué notre collaboration avec cette entreprise l’année dernière. (We discontinued our collaboration with this company last year.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of discontinuer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse discontinué | I had discontinued |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses discontinué | You had discontinued |
il | il eût | Il eût discontinué | He had discontinued |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût discontinué | She had discontinued |
on | on eût | On eût discontinué | One had discontinued |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes discontinué | We had discontinued |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes discontinué | You had discontinued |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent discontinué | They had discontinued |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent discontinué | They had discontinued |
Other Conjugations for Discontinuer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb discontinuer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discontinuer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discontinuer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discontinuer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discontinuer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discontinuer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discontinuer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discontinuer (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discontinuer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discontinuer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discontinuer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discontinuer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discontinuer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discontinuer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discontinuer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discontinuer
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Discontinuer – 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
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