Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégripper
Introduction to the verb dégripper
The English translation of the French verb dégripper is “to unjam” or “to unstick.” The infinitive form, dégripper, is pronounced as “day-gree-pay.”
The word dégripper is a compound word that comes from the prefix “dé-“, meaning “un” or “dis-“, and the verb “gripper” which means “to grip.” It can be traced back to the Latin word “cripare,” meaning “to seize or grasp tightly.”
In everyday French, dégripper is most often used in its Passé Antérieur tense. This tense is used to talk about completed actions in the past that happened before another past action. It is formed with the auxiliary verb avoir or être in the Imparfait tense and the past participle of the verb.
Here are three simple examples of dégripper used in the Passé Antérieur tense with their respective English translations:
- J’ai dégrippé la serrure avant que tu n’arrives. (I had unjammed the lock before you arrived.)
- Nous avons dégrippé le vélo pour le réparer. (We had unstuck the bike to fix it.)
- Elle s’est dégrippée les doigts après avoir plongé dans l’eau froide. (She had unjammed her fingers after diving into the cold water.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of dégripper
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse dégrippé | I had unjammed |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses dégrippé | You had unjammed |
il | il eût | Il eût dégrippé | He had unjammed |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût dégrippé | She had unjammed |
on | on eût | On eût dégrippé | One had unjammed |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes dégrippé | We had unjammed |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes dégrippé | You had unjammed |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent dégrippé | They had unjammed |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent dégrippé | They had unjammed |
Other Conjugations for Dégripper.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dégripper
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégripper
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégripper
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégripper
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégripper
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégripper
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégripper
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégripper (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégripper
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégripper
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégripper
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégripper
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégripper
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégripper
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégripper
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégripper
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégripper
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Dégripper – 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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