Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défricher
Introduction to the verb défricher
The English translation of the French verb défricher is “to clear (land)”. It is pronounced “day-free-shay”.
Défricher comes from the Latin word “disfricare”, meaning “to break up”. In everyday French, it is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense to describe an action that was completed before another action in the past.
Example 1: J’ai défriché ce terrain avant de commencer à construire ma maison. (I cleared this land before starting to build my house.)
Example 2: Elle avait défriché la forêt avant que l’incendie ne détruise tout. (She had cleared the forest before the fire destroyed everything.)
Example 3: Nous eûmes défriché toute la zone avant l’arrivée des bûcherons. (We had cleared the entire area before the arrival of the loggers.)
Translation of examples:
- I cleared this land before starting to build my house.
- She had cleared the forest before the fire destroyed everything.
- We had cleared the entire area before the arrival of the loggers.
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of défricher
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eus | J’eus défriché | I had cleared |
tu | tu eus | Tu eus défriché | You had cleared |
il | il eut | Il eut défriché | He had cleared |
elle | elle eut | Elle eut défriché | She had cleared |
on | on eut | On eut défriché | One had cleared |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes défriché | We had cleared |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes défriché | You had cleared |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent défriché | They had cleared |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent défriché | They had cleared |
Other Conjugations for Défricher.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb défricher
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défricher
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défricher
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défricher
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défricher
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défricher
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défricher
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défricher (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défricher
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défricher
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défricher
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défricher
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défricher
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défricher
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défricher
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défricher
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défricher
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Défricher – 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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