Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenfiler
Introduction to the verb désenfiler
The English translation of désenfiler is “to unthread” or “to unlace”. It is pronounced as “day-zahn-feel-ay”. The origin of the word désenfiler comes from the French prefix “dés-” meaning “undo” or “reverse” and the verb enfiler, meaning “to thread” or “to lace”. In everyday French, désenfiler is most often used in the Subjonctif Passé tense to express a past action that may or may not have happened.
Here are three simple examples of désenfiler in the Subjonctif Passé tense:
- Je doute qu’elle ait désenfilé toutes les perles avant de rendre le collier. (I doubt that she unthreaded all the pearls before returning the necklace.)
- Il est possible que j’aie désenfilé le fil par mégarde. (It is possible that I accidentally unthreaded the wire.)
- Nous craignions qu’ils n’aient désenfilé les boutons de la chemise. (We were afraid that they had unthreaded the buttons of the shirt.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of désenfiler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie désenfilé | Je doute que j’aie désenfilé mon pantalon. | I doubt that I took off my pants. |
tu | aies désenfilé | Il faut que tu aies désenfilé tes chaussures. | You must have taken off your shoes. |
il | ait désenfilé | Il est possible qu’il ait désenfilé sa chemise. | It’s possible he took off his shirt. |
elle | ait désenfilé | Elle craint qu’elle ait désenfilé sa robe. | She fears she took off her dress. |
on | ait désenfilé | On veut qu’on ait désenfilé nos bijoux. | We want it to have been taken off our jewelry. |
nous | ayons désenfilé | Espérons que nous ayons désenfilé nos chaussettes. | Let’s hope we took off our socks. |
vous | ayez désenfilé | Il est important que vous ayez désenfilé vos gants. | It’s important that you took off your gloves. |
ils | aient désenfilé | Ils doutent qu’ils aient désenfilé leurs manteaux. | They doubt they took off their coats. |
elles | aient désenfilé | Elles préfèrent qu’elles aient désenfilé leurs jupes. | They prefer they took off their skirts. |
Other Conjugations for Désenfiler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb désenfiler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenfiler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenfiler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenfiler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenfiler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenfiler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenfiler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenfiler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenfiler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenfiler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenfiler (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenfiler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenfiler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenfiler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenfiler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenfiler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenfiler
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Désenfiler – About the French Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense
Formation of the Subjonctif Passé
Everyday Usage Patterns
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present tense
Future tense
Conditional
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