Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défaufiler
Introduction to the verb défaufiler
The English translation of the French verb défaufiler is “to unravel” or “to unpick.” It is pronounced as “day-fo-lee-lay” in its infinitive form.
Défaufiler comes from the combination of the prefix “dé-“, meaning “undo” or “reverse,” and the verb “faufiler,” which means “to sew,” making défaufiler literally mean “to unsew” or “to undo the stitching.” It is most commonly used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is used to describe a completed action that occurred before another action in the past.
Three examples of défaufiler in the Passé Antérieur tense are:
- J’ai défaufilé la couture de ma robe avant de la laver. (I had unraveled the seam of my dress before washing it.)
- Ils avaient défaufilé toutes les écharpes en laine pour en faire des écharpes plus courtes. (They had unpicked all the wool scarves to make shorter ones.)
- Elle a défaufilé la manche de son pull pour y ajouter une étoile brodée. (She unraveled the sleeve of her sweater to add an embroidered star.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of défaufiler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse défait | I had undone |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses défait | You had undone |
il | il eût | Il eût défait | He had undone |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût défait | She had undone |
on | on eût | On eût défait | One had undone |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes défait | We had undone |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes défait | You had undone |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent défait | They had undone |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent défait | They had undone |
Other Conjugations for Défaufiler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb défaufiler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défaufiler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défaufiler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défaufiler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défaufiler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défaufiler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défaufiler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défaufiler (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défaufiler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défaufiler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défaufiler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défaufiler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défaufiler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défaufiler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défaufiler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défaufiler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défaufiler
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Défaufiler – 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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