Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décambuter
Introduction to the verb décambuter
The English translation of the French verb décambuter is “to stumble” or “to trip”. It is pronounced “day-kam-byuh-tay”.
The word décambuter comes from the Old French word “descambe”, which means “to fall, stumble”. It is derived from the Latin word “scamnum”, meaning “bench” or “step”. In everyday French, décambuter is often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is a compound past tense used to express an action that occurred before another past action.
Three simple examples of décambuter in the Passé Antérieur tense are:
- J’ai décambuté en descendant les escaliers. (I stumbled while going down the stairs.)
- Il décambuta après avoir bu trop d’alcool. (He stumbled after drinking too much alcohol.)
- Nous décambutâmes sur les rochers glissants. (We stumbled on the slippery rocks.)
In these examples, décambuter is conjugated in the Passé Antérieur tense by using the helping verb “avoir” (to have) or “être” (to be) in the present tense, followed by the past participle “décambuté”. It is typically used to describe a sudden and accidental action that occurred in the past.
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of décambuter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eus | J’eus décambuté | I had stumbled |
tu | tu eus | Tu eus décambuté | You had stumbled |
il | il eut | Il eut décambuté | He had stumbled |
elle | elle eut | Elle eut décambuté | She had stumbled |
on | on eut | On eut décambuté | One had stumbled |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes décambuté | We had stumbled |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes décambuté | You had stumbled |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent décambuté | They had stumbled |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent décambuté | They had stumbled |
Other Conjugations for Décambuter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb décambuter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décambuter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décambuter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décambuter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décambuter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décambuter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décambuter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décambuter (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décambuter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décambuter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décambuter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décambuter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décambuter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décambuter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décambuter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décambuter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décambuter
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Décambuter – 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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