Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dissuader
Introduction to the verb dissuader
The English translation of the French verb dissuader is “to dissuade.” It is pronounced as “dee-swey-dey” in its infinitive form.
The language origin of dissuader comes from the Latin word “dissuadere,” which means “to advise against” or “to discourage.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is the literary past tense used to describe completed actions in the past.
Here are three simple examples of the usage of dissuader in the Passé Antérieur tense with their respective English translations:
- J’eus dissuadé mon frère de partir en voyage seul. (I had dissuaded my brother from traveling alone.)
- Elle eut réussi à me dissuader de prendre ce risque. (She had succeeded in dissuading me from taking that risk.)
- Nous eûmes essayé de vous dissuader de signer ce contrat. (We had tried to dissuade you from signing that contract.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of dissuader
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse dissuadé | I had dissuaded |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses dissuadé | You had dissuaded |
il | il eût | Il eût dissuadé | He had dissuaded |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût dissuadé | She had dissuaded |
on | on eût | On eût dissuadé | One had dissuaded |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes dissuadé | We had dissuaded |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes dissuadé | You had dissuaded |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent dissuadé | They had dissuaded |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent dissuadé | They had dissuaded |
Other Conjugations for Dissuader.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dissuader
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dissuader
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dissuader
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dissuader
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dissuader
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dissuader
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dissuader
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dissuader (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dissuader
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dissuader
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dissuader
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dissuader
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dissuader
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dissuader
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dissuader
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dissuader
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dissuader
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Dissuader – 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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