Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défiler
Introduction to the verb défiler
The English translation of the French verb défiler is “to parade” or “to march past.” It is pronounced as “dey-fee-lay” in the infinitive form.
The origin of the word défiler can be traced back to the Latin word “filum,” meaning “thread,” and the prefix “de-,” meaning “off” or “away.” In French, it originally referred to soldiers marching off or away from battle. In modern usage, défiler can also mean “to file” or “to scroll” in contexts such as computer files or film reels.
In the Passé Antérieur tense, défiler is used to express an action that occurred before another past action. It is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the Passé Simple tense, followed by the past participle of défiler.
Here are three examples of défiler used in the Passé Antérieur tense with their English translations:
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Les soldats eurent défilé devant le général avant de se reposer.
(The soldiers had paraded in front of the general before resting.) -
Nous fûmes défilés en premier lors de la cérémonie.
(We had marched past first during the ceremony.) -
Elle eut défilé sur le tapis rouge avant de monter les marches du festival.
(She had paraded on the red carpet before climbing the steps of the festival.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of défiler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse défilé | I had marched |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses défilé | You had marched |
il | il eût | Il eût défilé | He had marched |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût défilé | She had marched |
on | on eût | On eût défilé | One had marched |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes défilé | We had marched |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes défilé | You had marched |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent défilé | They had marched |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent défilé | They had marched |
Other Conjugations for Défiler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb défiler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défiler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défiler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défiler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défiler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défiler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défiler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défiler (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défiler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défiler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défiler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défiler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défiler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défiler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défiler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défiler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défiler
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Défiler – 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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