Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débucher
Introduction to the verb débucher
The English translation of the French verb débucher is “to emerge” or “to come out”. It is pronounced as “day-boo-shay” in its infinitive form.
The word débucher comes from the Old French word “debuschier” which means “to beat down bushes”. In everyday French, it is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense to describe an action that occurred before another action in the past.
Here are three simple examples of débucher used in the Passé Antérieur tense with their English translations:
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J’ai débuché de la forêt quand il a commencé à pleuvoir. (I emerged from the forest when it started raining.)
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Nous avons débuché de la salle de réunion après que la réunion ait pris fin. (We came out of the meeting room after the meeting ended.)
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Les joueurs ont débuché du vestiaire avec détermination avant le début du match. (The players emerged from the locker room with determination before the start of the game.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of débucher
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eus | J’eus débuché | I had dislodged |
tu | tu eus | Tu eus débuché | You had dislodged |
il | il eut | Il eut débuché | He had dislodged |
elle | elle eut | Elle eut débuché | She had dislodged |
on | on eut | On eut débuché | One had dislodged |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes débuché | We had dislodged |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes débuché | You had dislodged |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent débuché | They had dislodged |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent débuché | They had dislodged |
Other Conjugations for Débucher.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb débucher
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débucher
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débucher
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débucher
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débucher
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débucher
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débucher
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débucher (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débucher
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débucher
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débucher
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débucher
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débucher
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débucher
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débucher
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débucher
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débucher
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Débucher – 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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