Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décavaillonner
Introduction to the verb décavaillonner
The English translation of décavaillonner is “to remove ridges” or “to level out ridges.” It is pronounced as “day-kah-vee-yoh-nay”.
Décavaillonner comes from the French word “cavaillon” which means “ridge” or “furrow.” 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. This tense is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the passé simple tense and adding the past participle of the verb.
Three examples of décavaillonner in the Passé Antérieur tense are:
- J’eus décavaillonné le champ avant que la pluie ne tombe. (I had removed the ridges in the field before it started raining.)
- Tu eus décavaillonné tout le terrain lorsque je suis arrivé. (You had leveled out all the ridges in the field when I arrived.)
- Ils eurent décavaillonné la terre avant de planter les légumes. (They had removed the ridges in the ground before planting the vegetables.)
English translations:
- I had removed the ridges in the field before it started raining.
- You had leveled out all the ridges in the field when I arrived.
- They had removed the ridges in the ground before planting the vegetables.
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of décavaillonner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
---|---|---|---|
je | j’eusse | J’eusse décavaillonné | I had decavailloned |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses décavaillonné | You had decavailloned |
il | il eût | Il eût décavaillonné | He had decavailloned |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût décavaillonné | She had decavailloned |
on | on eût | On eût décavaillonné | One had decavailloned |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes décavaillonné | We had decavailloned |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes décavaillonné | You had decavailloned |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent décavaillonné | They had decavailloned |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent décavaillonné | They had decavailloned |
Other Conjugations for Décavaillonner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb décavaillonner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décavaillonner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décavaillonner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décavaillonner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décavaillonner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décavaillonner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décavaillonner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décavaillonner (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décavaillonner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décavaillonner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décavaillonner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décavaillonner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décavaillonner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décavaillonner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décavaillonner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décavaillonner
Struggling with French verbs or the language in general? Why not use our free French Grammar Checker – no registration required!
Get a FREE Download Study Sheet of this Conjugation 🔥
Simply right click the image below, click “save image” and get your free reference for the décavaillonner Passé Antérieur tense conjugation!
Décavaillonner – 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
I hope you enjoyed this article on the verb décavaillonner. Still in a learning mood? Check out another TOTALLY random French verb conjugation!