Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégonfler
Introduction to the verb dégonfler
The English translation of the French verb dégonfler is “to deflate.” It is pronounced as “day-gone-flay.”
Dégonfler comes from the French word “gonfler,” meaning “to inflate.” The prefix “dé-” adds a negative connotation, so the verb dégonfler can be translated as “to take the air out of” or “to deflate.”
In everyday French, dégonfler is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is a past tense used to talk about a completed action that happened before another past action. It is formed by combining the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the passé simple tense with the past participle of the main verb.
Example 1: J’ai dégonflé les pneus avant de partir en voyage. (I deflated the tires before leaving on a trip.)
Example 2: Elle s’était dégonflée quand elle a vu la montagne de travail qui l’attendait. (She deflated when she saw the mountain of work that awaited her.)
Example 3: Nous étions dégonflés après avoir couru le marathon. (We were deflated after running the marathon.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of dégonfler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse dégonflé | I had deflated |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses dégonflé | You had deflated |
il | il eût | Il eût dégonflé | He had deflated |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût dégonflé | She had deflated |
on | on eût | On eût dégonflé | One had deflated |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes dégonflé | We had deflated |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes dégonflé | You had deflated |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent dégonflé | They had deflated |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent dégonflé | They had deflated |
Other Conjugations for Dégonfler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dégonfler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégonfler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégonfler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégonfler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégonfler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégonfler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégonfler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégonfler (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégonfler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégonfler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégonfler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégonfler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégonfler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégonfler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégonfler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégonfler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégonfler
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Dégonfler – 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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