Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déferler
Introduction to the verb déferler
The English translation of the French verb déferler is “to surge” or “to roll in”. The infinitive form is pronounced as “deh-fehr-lay”.
Déferler comes from the Old French word “deflurer” which means “to unroll” or “to unfurl”. It is primarily used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is the past tense in French that indicates an action completed before another past action.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in the Passé Antérieur tense:
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Les vagues déferlèrent sur la plage au coucher du soleil. (The waves surged onto the beach at sunset.)
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Après la tempête, les débris déferlèrent dans les rues. (After the storm, debris rolled in the streets.)
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Les supporters déferlèrent sur la place après la victoire de l’équipe. (The fans surged onto the square after the team’s victory.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of déferler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse déferlé | I had rolled in |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses déferlé | You had rolled in |
il | il eût | Il eût déferlé | He had rolled in |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût déferlé | She had rolled in |
on | on eût | On eût déferlé | One had rolled in |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes déferlé | We had rolled in |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes déferlé | You had rolled in |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent déferlé | They had rolled in |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent déferlé | They had rolled in |
Other Conjugations for Déferler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb déferler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déferler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déferler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déferler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déferler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déferler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déferler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déferler (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déferler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déferler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déferler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déferler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déferler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déferler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déferler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déferler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déferler
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Déferler – 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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