Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débobiner
Introduction to the verb débobiner
The English translation of the French verb débobiner is “to unwind” or “to unravel.” It is pronounced “day-bo-bee-nay” in the infinitive form.
Débobiner comes from the French word “bobine,” meaning “reel” or “spool,” and the prefix “dé,” which is used to indicate undoing or reversing an action. It is most often used in everyday French in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is a compound past tense used to talk about completed actions that happened before another past action.
Here are three simple examples of débobiner used in the Passé Antérieur tense:
- J’ai débobiné le fil avant de commencer à coudre. (I had unwound the thread before starting to sew.)
- Elle avait débobiné l’histoire pour ses amis avant que je ne la raconte. (She had unraveled the story for her friends before I told it.)
- Nous avions débobiné tout le film avant que le réalisateur ne le change complètement. (We had unwound the whole movie before the director completely changed it.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of débobiner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eus débobiné | J’eus débobiné le fil | I had unwound the thread |
tu | tu eus débobiné | Tu eus débobiné le fil | You had unwound the thread |
il | il eut débobiné | Il eut débobiné le fil | He had unwound the thread |
elle | elle eut débobiné | Elle eut débobiné le fil | She had unwound the thread |
on | on eut débobiné | On eut débobiné le fil | One had unwound the thread |
nous | nous eûmes débobiné | Nous eûmes débobiné le fil | We had unwound the thread |
vous | vous eûtes débobiné | Vous eûtes débobiné le fil | You had unwound the thread |
ils | ils eurent débobiné | Ils eurent débobiné le fil | They had unwound the thread |
elles | elles eurent débobiné | Elles eurent débobiné le fil | They had unwound the thread |
Other Conjugations for Débobiner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb débobiner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débobiner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débobiner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débobiner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débobiner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débobiner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débobiner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débobiner (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débobiner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débobiner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débobiner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débobiner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débobiner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débobiner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débobiner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débobiner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débobiner
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Débobiner – 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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