Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débarbouiller
Introduction to the verb débarbouiller
The English translation of the French verb débarbouiller is “to wash (someone’s) face”. The infinitive form is pronounced as “day-barr-boo-yay”.
Débarbouiller comes from the combination of the prefix “dé-” meaning “to remove” and the word “barbe” meaning “beard”. It is most often used in everyday French in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is used to talk about actions that were completed before another past action.
Examples:
- J’ai débarbouillé le bébé avant de le mettre au lit. (I washed the baby’s face before putting him to bed.)
- Tu avais débarbouillé tes mains avant de manger, n’est-ce pas? (You had washed your hands before eating, right?)
- Les enfants avaient débarbouillé le chien après qu’il ait joué dans la boue. (The children had washed the dog after he played in the mud.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of débarbouiller
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse débarbouillé | I had cleaned up |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses débarbouillé | You had cleaned up |
il | il eût | Il eût débarbouillé | He had cleaned up |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût débarbouillé | She had cleaned up |
on | on eût | On eût débarbouillé | One had cleaned up |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes débarbouillé | We had cleaned up |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes débarbouillé | You had cleaned up |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent débarbouillé | They had cleaned up |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent débarbouillé | They had cleaned up |
Other Conjugations for Débarbouiller.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb débarbouiller
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débarbouiller
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débarbouiller
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débarbouiller
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débarbouiller
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débarbouiller
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débarbouiller
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débarbouiller (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débarbouiller
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débarbouiller
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débarbouiller
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débarbouiller
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débarbouiller
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débarbouiller
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débarbouiller
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débarbouiller
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Débarbouiller – About the French Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense
Formation of the Passé Antérieur
Common Usage Patterns
Literature
Historical Texts
Formal Writing
Interactions with Other Tenses
Passé Composé (Present Perfect)
Imparfait (Imperfect)
Futur Antérieur (Future Perfect)
Summary
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