Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérouler
Introduction to the verb dérouler
The English translation of the French verb dérouler is “to unroll” or “to unfold.” It is pronounced as “day-roo-lay.”
Dérouler is derived from the Latin word “derollare,” which also means “to unroll.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is the past tense that is used to describe an action that happened before another action in the past.
Here are three simple examples of dérouler in the Passé Antérieur tense, with their respective English translations:
- J’ai déroulé le tapis avant que les invités n’arrivent. (I unrolled the carpet before the guests arrived.)
- Il avait déroulé la carte avant que je puisse lui expliquer. (He had unfolded the map before I could explain it to him.)
- Nous avions déroulé les banderoles avant que la cérémonie ne commence. (We had unrolled the banners before the ceremony started.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of dérouler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse déroulé | I had unrolled |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses déroulé | You had unrolled |
il | il eût | Il eût déroulé | He had unrolled |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût déroulé | She had unrolled |
on | on eût | On eût déroulé | One had unrolled |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes déroulé | We had unrolled |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes déroulé | You had unrolled |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent déroulé | They had unrolled |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent déroulé | They had unrolled |
Other Conjugations for Dérouler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dérouler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérouler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérouler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérouler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérouler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérouler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérouler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérouler (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérouler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérouler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérouler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérouler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérouler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérouler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérouler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérouler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérouler
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Dérouler – 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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