Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépointer
Introduction to the verb dépointer
The English translation of the French verb dépointer is “to clock out” or “to punch out.” It is pronounced as [dey-pwan-tey].
The word dépointer comes from the French word “pointer,” which means “to punch” or “to mark.” The prefix “dé-” serves as an intensifier, giving the verb a stronger meaning. Dépointer is most commonly used in everyday French in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is used to talk about completed actions in the past.
Examples:
- J’ai dépointé à 18 heures hier soir. (I punched out at 6 pm last night.)
- Nous avons dépointé plus tôt que d’habitude aujourd’hui. (We clocked out earlier than usual today.)
- Ils ont dépointé après leur pause déjeuner. (They punched out after their lunch break.)
English translations:
- I punched out at 6 pm last night.
- We clocked out earlier than usual today.
- They punched out after their lunch break.
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of dépointer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eus dépointé | J’eus dépointé | I had unclocked/out of pointage |
tu | tu eus dépointé | Tu eus dépointé | You had unclocked/out of pointage |
il | il eut dépointé | Il eut dépointé | He had unclocked/out of pointage |
elle | elle eut dépointé | Elle eut dépointé | She had unclocked/out of pointage |
on | on eut dépointé | On eut dépointé | One had unclocked/out of pointage |
nous | nous eûmes dépointé | Nous eûmes dépointé | We had unclocked/out of pointage |
vous | vous eûtes dépointé | Vous eûtes dépointé | You had unclocked/out of pointage |
ils | ils eurent dépointé | Ils eurent dépointé | They had unclocked/out of pointage |
elles | elles eurent dépointé | Elles eurent dépointé | They had unclocked/out of pointage |
Other Conjugations for Dépointer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dépointer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépointer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépointer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépointer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépointer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépointer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépointer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépointer (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépointer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépointer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépointer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépointer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépointer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépointer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépointer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépointer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépointer
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Dépointer – 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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