Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discounter
Introduction to the verb discounter
The English translation of the French verb discounter is “to discount.” It is pronounced as “dee-skon-tey” in its infinitive form.
The word “discounter” comes from the French word “décote,” which means “discount.” It is a combination of the prefix “dis,” meaning “apart” or “away,” and the verb “coter,” meaning “to score” or “to quote.” In everyday French, discounter is most commonly used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is the literary past tense used to describe an action that occurred before another past action.
Examples:
- J’ai discounté le prix de la voiture avant de la vendre. (I discounted the price of the car before selling it.)
- Tu as discounté les prix de tous les articles en promotion. (You discounted the prices of all the items on sale.)
- Il a discounté les coûts de production grâce à ses nouvelles méthodes. (He discounted the production costs thanks to his new methods.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of discounter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse discounté | I had discounted |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses discounté | You had discounted |
il | il eût | Il eût discounté | He had discounted |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût discounté | She had discounted |
on | on eût | On eût discounté | One had discounted |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes discounté | We had discounted |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes discounté | You had discounted |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent discounté | They had discounted |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent discounté | They had discounted |
Other Conjugations for Discounter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb discounter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discounter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discounter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discounter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discounter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discounter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discounter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discounter (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discounter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discounter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discounter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discounter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discounter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discounter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discounter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discounter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discounter
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Discounter – 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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