Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déboîter
Introduction to the verb déboîter
The English translation of the French verb déboîter is “to dislocate” or “to pop out of joint.” The infinitive form is pronounced as “day-bwah-ee-tay.”
Déboîter comes from the French word “boîte,” which means “box” or “container.” It is derived from Latin “buxus,” meaning “boxwood.” In everyday French, déboîter is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is a compound past tense used to express an action that happened before another past action.
Here are three examples of déboîter being used in the Passé Antérieur tense, along with their English translations:
- Il déboîta son épaule en tombant de vélo. (He dislocated his shoulder when he fell off his bike.)
- Elle déboîta son poignet en jouant au tennis. (She popped her wrist out of joint while playing tennis.)
- Ils déboîtèrent leur genou en dansant toute la nuit. (They dislocated their knee while dancing all night long.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of déboîter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse déboîté | I had dislocated |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses déboîté | You had dislocated |
il | il eût | Il eût déboîté | He had dislocated |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût déboîté | She had dislocated |
on | on eût | On eût déboîté | One had dislocated |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes déboîté | We had dislocated |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes déboîté | You had dislocated |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent déboîté | They had dislocated |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent déboîté | They had dislocated |
Other Conjugations for Déboîter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb déboîter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déboîter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déboîter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déboîter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déboîter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déboîter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déboîter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déboîter (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déboîter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déboîter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déboîter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déboîter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déboîter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déboîter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déboîter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déboîter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déboîter
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Déboîter – 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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