Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débrayer
Introduction to the verb débrayer
The English translation of débrayer is “to disengage” or “to unhook.” It is pronounced as “day-bray-ay” in its infinitive form.
Débrayer comes from the French prefix “dé-” which means “undo” or “remove” and the verb “brayer” which means “to hook or engage.” It is most often used in everyday French as a transitive verb, meaning it requires a direct object.
In the Passé Antérieur tense, débrayer is used to talk about an action that was completed before another action in the past. It is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the passé simple tense followed by the past participle of débrayer.
Example 1: J’ai débrayé ma ceinture avant de sortir de la voiture.
English translation: I unhooked my seatbelt before getting out of the car.
Example 2: Elle était déjà partie quand j’ai débrayé le frein à main.
English translation: She had already left when I disengaged the handbrake.
Example 3: Nous avons débrayé le câble du téléviseur après le film.
English translation: We unhooked the TV cable after the movie.
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of débrayer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse débrayé | I had disengaged |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses débrayé | You had disengaged |
il | il eût | Il eût débrayé | He had disengaged |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût débrayé | She had disengaged |
on | on eût | On eût débrayé | One had disengaged |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes débrayé | We had disengaged |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes débrayé | You had disengaged |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent débrayé | They had disengaged |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent débrayé | They had disengaged |
Other Conjugations for Débrayer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb débrayer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débrayer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débrayer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débrayer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débrayer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débrayer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débrayer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débrayer (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débrayer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débrayer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débrayer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débrayer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débrayer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débrayer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débrayer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débrayer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débrayer
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Débrayer – 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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