Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défretter
Introduction to the verb défretter
The English translation of the French verb défretter is “to uniron/press.” It is pronounced as “day-freh-tay.”
The word défretter comes from the Old French word “froter,” meaning “to rub.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is the past tense used to describe an action that occurred before another action in the past.
Three simple examples of its usage in the Passé Antérieur tense are:
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J’ai défretté ma chemise avant de la mettre. (I had unironed my shirt before putting it on.)
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Elle avait défretté tous ses vêtements avant de partir en voyage. (She had unironed all her clothes before leaving on a trip.)
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Nous avions défretté le linge avant de le plier. (We had unironed the laundry before folding it.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of défretter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse défretté | I had unstrapped |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses défretté | You had unstrapped |
il | il eût | Il eût défretté | He had unstrapped |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût défretté | She had unstrapped |
on | on eût | On eût défretté | One had unstrapped |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes défretté | We had unstrapped |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes défretté | You had unstrapped |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent défretté | They had unstrapped |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent défretté | They had unstrapped |
Other Conjugations for Défretter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb défretter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défretter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défretter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défretter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défretter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défretter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défretter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défretter (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défretter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défretter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défretter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défretter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défretter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défretter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défretter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défretter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défretter
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Défretter – 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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