Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débonder
Introduction to the verb débonder
The English translation of the French verb débonder is “to unbind” or “to loosen”. It is pronounced as [de-bon-de].
The origin of débonder can be traced back to the Old French word “debander”, which means “to unbind”. It is a regular -er verb and is used to express the action of releasing something that was previously bound or tied.
In everyday French, débonder is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is used to talk about completed actions in the past that occurred before another past action. It is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the past tense and adding the past participle of débonder (débondé).
Here are three examples of débonder used in the Passé Antérieur tense:
- J’ai débondé les cordes de la tente avant que la tempête n’arrive. (I unbound the tent ropes before the storm arrived.)
- Elle s’est débondée de ses chaînes et s’est enfuie de la prison. (She unbound herself from the chains and escaped from the prison.)
- Nous avions débondé les livres de leurs emballages avant de les ranger dans l’étagère. (We had unbound the books from their packaging before putting them on the shelf.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of débonder
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eus | J’eus débondé | I had unbonded |
tu | tu eus | Tu eus débondé | You had unbonded |
il | il eut | Il eut débondé | He had unbonded |
elle | elle eut | Elle eut débondé | She had unbonded |
on | on eut | On eut débondé | One had unbonded |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes débondé | We had unbonded |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes débondé | You had unbonded |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent débondé | They had unbonded |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent débondé | They had unbonded |
Other Conjugations for Débonder.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb débonder
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débonder
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débonder
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débonder
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débonder
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débonder
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débonder
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débonder (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débonder
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débonder
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débonder
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débonder
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débonder
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débonder
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débonder
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débonder
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débonder
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Débonder – 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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