Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délover
Introduction to the verb délover
The English translation of the French verb délover is “to unroll”. It is pronounced as “day-lo-vay” in its infinitive form.
Délover comes from the Latin word “dislevare” which means “to lift up” or “to raise”. It is derived from the prefix “de-” meaning “down” and the verb “lever” meaning “to lift”. In everyday French, délover is most often used in the passé antérieur tense, which is used to describe a completed action that occurred before another past action.
Three examples of délover being used in the passé antérieur tense in everyday French are:
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J’ai délové le tapis avant de passer l’aspirateur. (I had unrolled the carpet before vacuuming.)
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Elle avait délové la carte pour voir le chemin à suivre. (She had unrolled the map to see the way to follow.)
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Nous avions délové nos sacs avant de partir en voyage. (We had unrolled our bags before leaving for the trip.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of délover
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse délové | I had uncovered |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses délové | You had uncovered |
il | il eût | Il eût délové | He had uncovered |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût délové | She had uncovered |
on | on eût | On eût délové | One had uncovered |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes délové | We had uncovered |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes délové | You had uncovered |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent délové | They had uncovered |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent délové | They had uncovered |
Other Conjugations for Délover.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb délover
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délover
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délover
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délover
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délover
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délover
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délover
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délover (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délover
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délover
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délover
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délover
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délover
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délover
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délover
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délover
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délover
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Délover – 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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