Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défourner
Introduction to the verb défourner
The English translation of the French verb défourner is “to remove from the oven” or “to take out of the oven.” It is pronounced as “day-foor-nay.”
The origin of défourner comes from the prefix “de-” meaning “out” and the verb “fourner” meaning “to bake.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is the past tense that is used to express an action that was completed before another past action.
Three simple examples of using défourner in the Passé Antérieur tense are:
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J’ai défourné le gâteau avant d’aller au travail. (I took the cake out of the oven before going to work.)
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Tu as défourné les biscuits pendant que je mettais la table. (You took the cookies out of the oven while I set the table.)
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Elle a défourné le pain et l’a laissé refroidir avant de le couper. (She removed the bread from the oven and let it cool before cutting it.)
In all of these examples, défourner is used to indicate an action that was completed before another action in the past.
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of défourner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse défourré | I had taken out |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses défourré | You had taken out |
il | il eût | Il eût défourré | He had taken out |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût défourré | She had taken out |
on | on eût | On eût défourré | One had taken out |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes défourré | We had taken out |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes défourré | You had taken out |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent défourré | They had taken out |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent défourré | They had taken out |
Other Conjugations for Défourner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb défourner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défourner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défourner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défourner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défourner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défourner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défourner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défourner (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défourner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défourner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défourner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défourner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défourner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défourner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défourner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défourner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défourner
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Défourner – 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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