Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débâillonner
Introduction to the verb débâillonner
The English translation of débâillonner is “to remove the gag.” It is pronounced as day-ba-yo-nay.
The word débâillonner comes from the French word bâillon, which means “gag.” It is derived from the Old French word “bâillier,” meaning “to gape or open wide.” It is most often used in everyday French to describe the act of taking off a gag or freeing someone’s mouth from a gag.
In the Passé Antérieur tense, débâillonner is used to talk about an action that happened before another past action. For example:
- Ils eurent débâillonné les otages avant que la police n’arrive. (They had ungagged the hostages before the police arrived.)
- L’avocat avait débâillonné son client avant qu’il ne témoigne au tribunal. (The lawyer had ungagged his client before he testified in court.)
- Elle eut débâillonné le prisonnier avant qu’il ne puisse appeler à l’aide. (She had ungagged the prisoner before he could call for help.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of débâillonner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eus débâillonné | J’eus débâillonné | I had unbound |
tu | tu eus débâillonné | Tu eus débâillonné | You had unbound |
il | il eut débâillonné | Il eut débâillonné | He had unbound |
elle | elle eut débâillonné | Elle eut débâillonné | She had unbound |
on | on eut débâillonné | On eut débâillonné | One had unbound |
nous | nous eûmes débâillonné | Nous eûmes débâillonné | We had unbound |
vous | vous eûtes débâillonné | Vous eûtes débâillonné | You had unbound |
ils | ils eurent débâillonné | Ils eurent débâillonné | They had unbound |
elles | elles eurent débâillonné | Elles eurent débâillonné | They had unbound |
Other Conjugations for Débâillonner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb débâillonner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débâillonner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débâillonner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débâillonner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débâillonner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débâillonner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débâillonner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débâillonner (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débâillonner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débâillonner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débâillonner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débâillonner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débâillonner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débâillonner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débâillonner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débâillonner
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Débâillonner – 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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