Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distancier
Introduction to the verb distancier
The English translation of the French verb distancier is “to distance.” It is pronounced as “dees-tahn-see-ay” in its infinitive form.
The language origin of distancier can be traced back to the Latin word “distantia,” meaning “distance,” which is also the root of the English word “distance.” In French, it is a regular -er verb and is often used figuratively to express the idea of creating or maintaining a physical or emotional distance between oneself and someone or something else.
In the Passé Antérieur tense, distancier is used to describe an action that was completed in the past 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 form of distancier, which is “distancié.”
Three simple examples of its usage in the Passé Antérieur tense are:
- J’eus distancié mes émotions avant de lui parler. (I had distanced my emotions before speaking to him.)
- Elle fut ravie d’avoir distancié son rival dans la course. (She was delighted to have distanced her rival in the race.)
- Nous eûmes distancié les mauvaises influences de nos vies. (We had distanced the negative influences from our lives.)
English translations of these sentences are:
- I had distanced my emotions before speaking to him.
- She was delighted to have distanced her rival in the race.
- We had distanced the negative influences from our lives.
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of distancier
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse distancié | I had distanced |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses distancié | You had distanced |
il | il eût | Il eût distancié | He had distanced |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût distancié | She had distanced |
on | on eût | On eût distancié | One had distanced |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes distancié | We had distanced |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes distancié | You had distanced |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent distancié | They had distanced |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent distancié | They had distanced |
Other Conjugations for Distancier.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb distancier
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distancier
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distancier
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distancier
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distancier
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distancier
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distancier
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distancier (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distancier
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distancier
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distancier
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distancier
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distancier
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distancier
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distancier
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distancier
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distancier
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Distancier – 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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