Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démembrer
Introduction to the verb démembrer
The English translation of the French verb démembrer is “to dismember.” The pronunciation of the infinitive form démembrer is [de.mɑ̃.bʁe].
The word démembrer has its origins in the Latin language, derived from the word “membre” meaning “member” or “limb.” It is often used in everyday French to describe the action of cutting or tearing someone or something into pieces.
Usage in the Passé Simple tense (Simple Past) is relatively rare in everyday French. However, here are three examples of démembrer in the Passé Simple tense:
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L’assassin démembr[a] la victime avec soin.
(The assassin dismembered the victim carefully.) -
Le boucher démembr[a] l’animal avant de le préparer.
(The butcher dismembered the animal before preparing it.) -
Les archéologues démembr[èrent] les os pour les étudier.
(The archaeologists dismembered the bones to study them.)
Note: The conjugation of démembrer in the Passé Simple tense is marked by the [a] and [èrent] endings, which represent the first and third-person plural forms respectively.
Table of the Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of démembrer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | démembrai | Je démembrai le cadavre. | I dismembered the corpse. |
Tu | démembras | Tu démembras l’animal. | You dismembered the animal. |
Il | démembra | Il démembra le corps. | He dismembered the body. |
Elle | démembra | Elle démembra la victime. | She dismembered the victim. |
On | démembra | On démembra le criminel. | One dismembered the criminal. |
Nous | démembrâmes | Nous démembrâmes le corps. | We dismembered the body. |
Vous | démembrâtes | Vous démembrâtes l’animal. | You dismembered the animal. |
Ils | démembrèrent | Ils démembrèrent les victimes. | They dismembered the victims. |
Elles | démembrèrent | Elles démembrèrent les corps. | They (feminine) dismembered the bodies. |
Other Conjugations for Démembrer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb démembrer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démembrer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démembrer (You’re reading it right now!)
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démembrer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démembrer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démembrer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démembrer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démembrer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démembrer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démembrer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démembrer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démembrer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démembrer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démembrer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démembrer
Conditionnel Passé II (Conditional Past II) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démembrer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démembrer
L’impératif Passé (Imperative Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démembrer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démembrer
L’infinitif Passé (Infinitive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démembrer
Le Participe Présent (Present Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démembrer
Le Participe Passé (Past Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démembrer
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Démembrer – About the French Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense
Formation
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Historical Context
Interactions with other tenses
Passé Composé
Imparfait
Conditional and Subjunctive
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