Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désembuer
Introduction to the verb désembuer
The English translation of the French verb désembuer is “to demist” or “to defog”. It is pronounced as “day-zahn-bwee”.
The word désembuer is derived from the French word “brouillard” which means fog or mist. The prefix “dés” indicates a negation or reversal, so désembuer literally means to remove or clear the fog.
In everyday French, désembuer is most often used in the Plus-que-parfait tense, which corresponds to the past perfect tense in English. This tense is used to describe an action that was completed before another past action.
Three simple examples of désembuer in the Plus-que-parfait tense are:
- J’avais désembué mes lunettes avant de sortir. (I had defogged my glasses before going out.)
- Nous avions désembué les vitres de la voiture pour mieux voir la route. (We had demisted the car windows to see the road better.)
- Elle m’avait demandé de désembuer le miroir pour qu’elle puisse se maquiller. (She had asked me to defog the mirror so she could put on her makeup.)
In all of these examples, désembuer is used to describe a action that was completed in the past (désembué) before another past action (sortir, voir, se maquiller).
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of désembuer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais désembué | J’avais désembué le pare-brise. | I had defogged the windshield. |
tu | tu avais désembué | Tu avais désembué la vitre. | You had defogged the window. |
il | il avait désembué | Il avait désembué le miroir. | He had defogged the mirror. |
elle | elle avait désembué | Elle avait désembué les lunettes. | She had defogged the glasses. |
on | on avait désembué | On avait désembué les fenêtres. | One had defogged the windows. |
nous | nous avions désembué | Nous avions désembué le rétroviseur. | We had defogged the rearview mirror. |
vous | vous aviez désembué | Vous aviez désembué les vitres. | You had defogged the windows. |
ils | ils avaient désembué | Ils avaient désembué le pare-soleil. | They had defogged the sun visor. |
elles | elles avaient désembué | Elles avaient désembué le pare-brise. | They had defogged the windshield. |
Other Conjugations for Désembuer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb désembuer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désembuer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désembuer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désembuer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désembuer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désembuer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désembuer (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désembuer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désembuer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désembuer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désembuer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désembuer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désembuer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désembuer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désembuer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désembuer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désembuer
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Désembuer – About the French Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense
Tense Formation
Common everyday usage patterns
Sequencing of past events
Background information
Hypothetical or reported speech
Interactions with other tenses
Summary
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