Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déblayer
Introduction to the verb déblayer
The English translation of the French verb déblayer is “to clear” or “to remove debris.” It is pronounced as “day-blay-ay” in its infinitive form.
The word déblayer comes from the Latin word “dis-” meaning “apart” and “bilaia” meaning “to throw.” In everyday French, déblayer is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is the literary past tense used to describe actions that occurred before another past action.
Examples:
- J’ai déblayé la route avant que la tempête n’arrive. (I had cleared the road before the storm arrived.)
- Elle avait déblayé la table avant que les invités n’arrivent. (She had cleared the table before the guests arrived.)
- Ils eurent déblayé la cave avant que les inondations ne surviennent. (They had cleared the basement before the floods happened.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of déblayer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eus | J’eus déblayé | I had cleared |
tu | tu eus | Tu eus déblayé | You had cleared |
il | il eut | Il eut déblayé | He had cleared |
elle | elle eut | Elle eut déblayé | She had cleared |
on | on eut | On eut déblayé | One had cleared |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes déblayé | We had cleared |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes déblayé | You had cleared |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent déblayé | They had cleared |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent déblayé | They had cleared |
Other Conjugations for Déblayer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb déblayer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déblayer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déblayer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déblayer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déblayer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déblayer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déblayer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déblayer (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déblayer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déblayer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déblayer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déblayer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déblayer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déblayer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déblayer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déblayer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déblayer
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Déblayer – 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)
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