Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déboetter
Introduction to the verb déboetter
The English translation of the French verb déboetter is “to unbolt” or “to unfasten.” It is pronounced as “de-bo-eh-teh” in its infinitive form.
Déboetter is derived from the French word “boîte” meaning “box” and the prefix “dé-” which indicates the action of undoing or removing something. It is primarily used in the context of dismantling or taking apart an object, such as a machine or furniture.
In everyday French, déboetter is most commonly used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is a literary tense used to describe actions that occurred before another past action. It is formed by conjugating the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the passé simple tense and adding the past participle of the main verb déboetter.
Here are three examples of déboetter being used in the Passé Antérieur tense, along with their English translations:
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Quand j’eus déboetté les meubles, j’ai pu commencer à peindre la pièce. (After I had unbolted the furniture, I was able to start painting the room.)
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Les ouvriers avaient déboetté la machine avant de la transporter. (The workers had unfastened the machine before transporting it.)
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Une fois que les boulons furent déboettés, la porte s’ouvrit facilement. (Once the bolts had been unbolted, the door opened easily.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of déboetter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eus débotté | J’eus débotté la bouteille | I had uncorked the bottle |
tu | tu eus débotté | Tu eus débotté la bouteille | You had uncorked the bottle |
il | il eut débotté | Il eut débotté la bouteille | He had uncorked the bottle |
elle | elle eut débotté | Elle eut débotté la bouteille | She had uncorked the bottle |
on | on eut débotté | On eut débotté la bouteille | One had uncorked the bottle |
nous | nous eûmes débotté | Nous eûmes débotté la bouteille | We had uncorked the bottle |
vous | vous eûtes débotté | Vous eûtes débotté la bouteille | You had uncorked the bottle |
ils | ils eurent débotté | Ils eurent débotté la bouteille | They had uncorked the bottle |
elles | elles eurent débotté | Elles eurent débotté la bouteille | They had uncorked the bottle |
Other Conjugations for Déboetter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb déboetter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déboetter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déboetter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déboetter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déboetter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déboetter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déboetter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déboetter (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déboetter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déboetter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déboetter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déboetter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déboetter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déboetter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déboetter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déboetter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déboetter
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Déboetter – 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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