Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb disséminer
Introduction to the verb disséminer
The English translation of the French verb disséminer is “to disseminate” or “to scatter”. It is pronounced as “dee-sem-ee-nay”.
The verb disséminer comes from the Latin word “disseminare”, which means “to scatter or spread”. It first appeared in the French language in the 16th century.
In everyday French, disséminer is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is the past tense used for actions that were completed before another past action. It is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the Passé Simple tense and adding the past participle of the verb.
Here are three simple examples of disséminer used in the Passé Antérieur tense:
- Les graines ont été disséminées dans le jardin avant la pluie. (The seeds were scattered in the garden before the rain.)
- Elle avait disséminé des flyers dans tout le quartier pour promouvoir son concert. (She had disseminated flyers throughout the neighborhood to promote her concert.)
- Ils ont disséminé des informations fausses pour semer la confusion. (They disseminated false information to sow confusion.)
In these examples, we can see that disséminer is used to describe the scattering or spreading of something, whether it be physical objects (seeds, flyers) or information. It is commonly used in a figurative sense to describe the spreading of ideas or opinions.
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of disséminer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse disséminé | I had scattered/disseminated |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses disséminé | You had scattered/disseminated |
il | il eût | Il eût disséminé | He had scattered/disseminated |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût disséminé | She had scattered/disseminated |
on | on eût | On eût disséminé | One had scattered/disseminated |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes disséminé | We had scattered/disseminated |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes disséminé | You had scattered/disseminated |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent disséminé | They had scattered/disseminated |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent disséminé | They had scattered/disseminated |
Other Conjugations for Disséminer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb disséminer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb disséminer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb disséminer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb disséminer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb disséminer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb disséminer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb disséminer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb disséminer (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb disséminer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb disséminer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb disséminer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb disséminer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb disséminer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb disséminer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb disséminer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb disséminer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb disséminer
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Disséminer – 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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