Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déficher
Introduction to the verb déficher
The English translation of the French verb déficher is “to unfile” or “to remove from a file.” The infinitive form “déficher” is pronounced as “day-fee-shay.”
The word “déficher” is derived from the prefix “dé-” meaning “to undo” or “to remove” and the verb “ficher” which means “to file” or “to record.” It is most often used in everyday French in the imparfait tense to describe ongoing past actions or states.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in the imparfait tense, along with their English translations:
- Je défichais les documents de l’ancien employé.
(I was un-filing the documents of the former employee.) - Tu défichais les cartes de bibliothèque.
(You were removing the library cards.) - Il défichait les dossiers médicaux du système.
(He was removing the medical records from the system.)
In these sentences, the verb “déficher” in the imparfait tense describes an ongoing action or state of un-filing or removing documents, cards, or files.
Table of the Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of déficher
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | défichais | Je défichais les dossiers. | I was removing the files. |
tu | défichais | Tu défichais les cartes. | You were unlisting the cards. |
il | défichait | Il défichait les suspects. | He was deleting the suspects. |
elle | défichait | Elle défichait les données. | She was erasing the data. |
on | défichait | On défichait les noms. | We were removing the names. |
nous | défichions | Nous défichions les numéros. | We were unlisting the numbers. |
vous | défichiez | Vous défichiez les informations. | You were deleting the information. |
ils | défichaient | Ils défichaient les résultats. | They were removing the results. |
elles | défichaient | Elles défichaient les images. | They were erasing the images. |
Other Conjugations for Déficher.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb déficher
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déficher (You’re reading it right now!)
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déficher
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déficher
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déficher
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déficher
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déficher
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déficher
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déficher
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déficher
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déficher
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déficher
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déficher
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déficher
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déficher
Conditionnel Passé II (Conditional Past II) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déficher
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déficher
L’impératif Passé (Imperative Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déficher
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déficher
L’infinitif Passé (Infinitive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déficher
Le Participe Présent (Present Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déficher
Le Participe Passé (Past Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déficher
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Déficher – 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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