Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défausser
Introduction to the verb défausser
The English translation of the French verb défausser is “to discard” or “to throw away.” It is pronounced as “day-foh-say” in its infinitive form.
Défausser comes from the Old French word “defaisser,” which means “to undo” or “to unfasten.” It is most often used in every day French in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is a literary tense used to talk about an action that occurred before another action in the past.
Examples of défausser in the Passé Antérieur tense:
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J’ai défaussé mes vieux vêtements avant d’acheter de nouveaux. (I had discarded my old clothes before buying new ones.)
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Ils ont défaussé leurs cartes avant de mélanger le jeu. (They had discarded their cards before shuffling the deck.)
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Elle avait défaussé son bouquet de fleurs fanées avant d’en acheter un nouveau. (She had discarded her bouquet of wilted flowers before buying a new one.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of défausser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse défaussé | I had discarded |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses défaussé | You had discarded |
il | il eût | Il eût défaussé | He had discarded |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût défaussé | She had discarded |
on | on eût | On eût défaussé | One had discarded |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes défaussé | We had discarded |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes défaussé | You had discarded |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent défaussé | They had discarded |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent défaussé | They had discarded |
Other Conjugations for Défausser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb défausser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défausser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défausser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défausser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défausser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défausser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défausser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défausser (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défausser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défausser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défausser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défausser
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défausser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défausser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défausser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défausser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défausser
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Défausser – 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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