Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb divorcer
Introduction to the verb divorcer
The English translation of the French verb divorcer is “to divorce.” The infinitive form is pronounced “dee-vohr-say.”
The verb divorcer comes from the Latin word “divortium,” meaning “separation” or “divorce.” It first appeared in French in the 12th century and has been used in everyday French ever since.
In the Passé Antérieur tense, divorcer is used to describe a completed divorce action that occurred before another past event.
Example 1: J’ai divorcé en 2010. (I divorced in 2010.)
Example 2: Elle a divorcé avant de se remarier. (She divorced before getting remarried.)
Example 3: Ils ont divorcé dès qu’ils ont réalisé qu’ils n’étaient pas faits l’un pour l’autre. (They divorced as soon as they realized they were not meant for each other.)
English translations:
Example 1: I divorced in 2010.
Example 2: She divorced before getting remarried.
Example 3: They divorced as soon as they realized they were not meant for each other.
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of divorcer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse divorcé | I had divorced |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses divorcé | You had divorced |
il | il eût | Il eût divorcé | He had divorced |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût divorcé | She had divorced |
on | on eût | On eût divorcé | One had divorced |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes divorcé | We had divorced |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes divorcé | You had divorced |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent divorcé | They had divorced |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent divorcé | They had divorced |
Other Conjugations for Divorcer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb divorcer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb divorcer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb divorcer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb divorcer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb divorcer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb divorcer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb divorcer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb divorcer (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb divorcer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb divorcer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb divorcer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb divorcer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb divorcer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb divorcer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb divorcer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb divorcer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb divorcer
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Divorcer – 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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