Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désencrer
Introduction to the verb désencrer
The English translation of the French verb “désencrer” is “to remove” or “to unfasten.” The infinitive form “désencrer” is pronounced as “day-zohn-kreh.”
The language origin of “désencrer” comes from the combination of the prefix “dés-” (meaning “un-” or “de-“) and the verb “encrer” (meaning “to ink” or “to fasten”). It is most often used in everyday French in the imparfait tense to describe an ongoing or habitual action in the past.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in the imparfait tense with their respective English translations:
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Chaque soir, je désencre ma plume pour écrire dans mon journal.
(Every evening, I would unfasten my pen to write in my journal.) -
Les ouvriers désencraient les vieilles affiches des murs de la ville.
(The workers were removing the old posters from the city walls.) -
Quand j’étais enfant, je désenclenchais souvent les sangles du siège de sécurité de la voiture.
(When I was a child, I used to often unfasten the seatbelt of the car.)
Table of the Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of désencrer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | désencreais | Je désencreais le papier. | I was erasing the ink from the paper. |
tu | désencreais | Tu désencreais les mots. | You were erasing the words. |
il | désencreait | Il désencreait la page. | He was erasing the page. |
elle | désencreait | Elle désencreait les dessins. | She was erasing the drawings. |
on | désencreait | On désencreait les écritures. | We were erasing the writings. |
nous | désencreions | Nous désencreions les annotations. | We were erasing the annotations. |
vous | désencreiez | Vous désencreiez les lettres. | You were erasing the letters. |
ils | désencreaient | Ils désencreaient les images. | They were erasing the images. |
elles | désencreaient | Elles désencreaient les taches. | They were erasing the stains. |
Other Conjugations for Désencrer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb désencrer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désencrer (You’re reading it right now!)
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désencrer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désencrer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désencrer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désencrer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désencrer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désencrer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désencrer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désencrer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désencrer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désencrer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désencrer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désencrer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désencrer
Conditionnel Passé II (Conditional Past II) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désencrer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désencrer
L’impératif Passé (Imperative Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désencrer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désencrer
L’infinitif Passé (Infinitive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désencrer
Le Participe Présent (Present Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désencrer
Le Participe Passé (Past Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désencrer
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Désencrer – About the French Imparfait Tense
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Formation of the Imparfait Tense
For regular -er verbs:
For regular -ir verbs
For regular -re verbs
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
Description of Past Habits
Background Information
Mental and Emotional States
It’s employed to express emotions, thoughts, or physical sensations in the past. For example: “J’étais content quand il est arrivé.” (I was happy when he arrived.)
Ongoing Actions
Points to Note About the Imparfait Tense
Passé Composé vs. Imparfait
Conditional
Si Clauses
Narration
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