Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discriminer
Introduction to the verb discriminer
The English translation of the French verb discriminer is “to discriminate.” The infinitive form is pronounced as “deess-kree-mee-neh.”
The verb discriminer originated from the Latin word “discriminare,” which means to distinguish or separate. It entered the French language in the 14th century and has since evolved to carry a negative connotation, relating to the act of unfairly treating or showing prejudice towards a certain group of people.
In everyday French, discriminer is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is the past perfect tense. This tense is used to describe an action that took place before another action in the past. For example: “Il avait discriminé les femmes avant de se faire renvoyer.” (He had discriminated against women before getting fired.)
Here are three simple examples of the usage of discriminer in the Passé Antérieur tense with their English translations:
- Elle avait discriminé les personnes âgées avant de comprendre que c’était mal. (She had discriminated against elderly people before realizing it was wrong.)
- Ils avaient discriminé les minorités ethniques avant de recevoir une amende pour discrimination. (They had discriminated against ethnic minorities before receiving a fine for discrimination.)
- J’avais discriminé les personnes handicapées avant de me rendre compte de mon erreur. (I had discriminated against disabled people before realizing my mistake.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of discriminer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse discriminé | I had discriminated |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses discriminé | You had discriminated |
il | il eût | Il eût discriminé | He had discriminated |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût discriminé | She had discriminated |
on | on eût | On eût discriminé | One had discriminated |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes discriminé | We had discriminated |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes discriminé | You had discriminated |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent discriminé | They had discriminated |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent discriminé | They had discriminated |
Other Conjugations for Discriminer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb discriminer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discriminer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discriminer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discriminer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discriminer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discriminer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discriminer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discriminer (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discriminer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discriminer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discriminer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discriminer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discriminer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discriminer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discriminer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discriminer
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Discriminer – 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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