Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défeuiller
Introduction to the verb défeuiller
The English translation of the French verb défeuiller is “to defoliate.” It is pronounced as “deh-fu-yeeyay.”
The word défeuiller comes from the combination of the prefix “dé-” meaning “undo” and the word “feuille” meaning “leaf.” This verb is used to describe the action of removing leaves from a plant or tree, either intentionally or unintentionally.
In everyday French, défeuiller is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is equivalent to the past perfect tense in English. This tense is used to describe an action that was completed in the past before another past action.
Here are three examples of défeuiller being used in the Passé Antérieur tense:
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J’avais défeuillé l’arbre avant que la tempête ne le dénude complètement. (I had defoliated the tree before the storm completely stripped it.)
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Nous avions défeuillé le jardin pour l’hiver avant de partir en vacances. (We had defoliated the garden for winter before going on vacation.)
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Elle avait défeuillé le buisson en enlevant les feuilles mortes. (She had defoliated the bush by removing the dead leaves.)
English translations:
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I had defoliated the tree before the storm completely stripped it.
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We had defoliated the garden for winter before going on vacation.
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She had defoliated the bush by removing the dead leaves.
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of défeuiller
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eus défeuillé | J’eus défeuillé la plante | I had defoliated the plant |
tu | tu eus défeuillé | Tu eus défeuillé la plante | You had defoliated the plant |
il | il eut défeuillé | Il eut défeuillé la plante | He had defoliated the plant |
elle | elle eut défeuillé | Elle eut défeuillé la plante | She had defoliated the plant |
on | on eut défeuillé | On eut défeuillé la plante | One had defoliated the plant |
nous | nous eûmes défeuillé | Nous eûmes défeuillé la plante | We had defoliated the plant |
vous | vous eûtes défeuillé | Vous eûtes défeuillé la plante | You had defoliated the plant |
ils | ils eurent défeuillé | Ils eurent défeuillé la plante | They had defoliated the plant |
elles | elles eurent défeuillé | Elles eurent défeuillé la plante | They had defoliated the plant |
Other Conjugations for Défeuiller.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb défeuiller
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défeuiller
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défeuiller
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défeuiller
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défeuiller
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défeuiller
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défeuiller
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défeuiller (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défeuiller
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défeuiller
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défeuiller
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défeuiller
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défeuiller
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défeuiller
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défeuiller
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défeuiller
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défeuiller
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Défeuiller – 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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