Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débâter
Introduction to the verb débâter
The English translation of the French verb débâter is “to unhook” or “to unfasten”. It is pronounced as day-bah-tay.
The word débâter comes from the Old French word “debate” which means to unbend or loosen. It is most often used in everyday French in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is a past tense used to talk about an action that occurred before another action in the past.
Here are three examples of débâter used in the Passé Antérieur tense, with their respective English translations:
- Nous avions débâté les cordes avant de partir en voyage. (We had unfastened the ropes before leaving on our trip.)
- Elle avait débâté ses cheveux pour prendre une douche. (She had unhooked her hair to take a shower.)
- Ils avaient débâté leurs sacs de voyage quand ils ont réalisé qu’ils avaient oublié leur passeport. (They had unstrapped their travel bags when they realized they had forgotten their passport.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of débâter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse débâté | I had unfastened |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses débâté | You had unfastened |
il | il eût | Il eût débâté | He had unfastened |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût débâté | She had unfastened |
on | on eût | On eût débâté | One had unfastened |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes débâté | We had unfastened |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes débâté | You had unfastened |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent débâté | They had unfastened |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent débâté | They had unfastened |
Other Conjugations for Débâter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb débâter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débâter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débâter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débâter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débâter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débâter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débâter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débâter (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débâter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débâter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débâter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débâter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débâter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débâter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débâter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débâter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débâter
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Débâter – 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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