Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désengrener
Introduction to the verb désengrener
The English translation of the French verb désengrener is “to disengage”. The pronunciation of the infinitive form désengrener is: day-zahn-gruh-ney.
The verb désengrener comes from the combination of the prefix “dé-” (indicating undoing or reversing an action) and the verb “engrener” (to engage). It is most often used in everyday French in the Passé Simple (Simple Past) tense to describe actions that were disengaged or undone in the past.
Here are three examples of its usage in the Passé Simple tense, along with their English translations:
- Je désengrenai la machine. (I disengaged the machine.)
- Il désengrena la chaîne de vélo. (He disengaged the bicycle chain.)
- Nous désengrenâmes les engrenages bloqués. (We disengaged the stuck gears.)
These examples demonstrate the use of désengrener in the Passé Simple tense to describe specific actions of disengaging or undoing in the past.
Table of the Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of désengrener
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | désengrenai | Je désengrenai la machine. | I disengaged the machine. |
Tu | désengrenas | Tu désengrenas le mécanisme. | You disengaged the mechanism. |
Il | désengrena | Il désengrena la roue. | He disengaged the wheel. |
Elle | désengrena | Elle désengrena le levier. | She disengaged the lever. |
On | désengrena | On désengrena le frein. | One disengaged the brake. |
Nous | désengrenâmes | Nous désengrenâmes le moteur. | We disengaged the engine. |
Vous | désengrenâtes | Vous désengrenâtes le système. | You disengaged the system. |
Ils | désengrenèrent | Ils désengrenèrent les engrenages. | They disengaged the gears. |
Elles | désengrenèrent | Elles désengrenèrent la chaîne. | They (feminine) disengaged the chain. |
Other Conjugations for Désengrener.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb désengrener
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désengrener
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désengrener (You’re reading it right now!)
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désengrener
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désengrener
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désengrener
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désengrener
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désengrener
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désengrener
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désengrener
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désengrener
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désengrener
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désengrener
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désengrener
Conditionnel Passé II (Conditional Past II) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désengrener
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désengrener
L’impératif Passé (Imperative Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désengrener
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désengrener
L’infinitif Passé (Infinitive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désengrener
Le Participe Présent (Present Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désengrener
Le Participe Passé (Past Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désengrener
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Désengrener – About the French Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense
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