Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délier
Introduction to the verb délier
The English translation of the French verb délier is “to untie” or “to loosen.” The infinitive form of délier is pronounced as “day-lee-ay.”
Délier comes from the Latin word “deligere,” which means “to untie.” 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.
Here are three examples of délier being used in the Passé Antérieur tense:
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J’eus délié mes cheveux avant de sortir. (I had untied my hair before going out.)
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Tu avais délié le paquet avant de l’offrir en cadeau. (You had untied the package before giving it as a gift.)
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Ils eurent délié leurs liens avant de s’échapper. (They had untied their bonds before escaping.)
In each of these examples, the action of untying happened before the main action in the past, indicated by the use of the Passé Antérieur tense. In English, this tense is often translated as “had + past participle.”
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of délier
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eus délié | J’eus délié | I had untied |
tu | tu eus délié | Tu eus délié | You had untied |
il | il eut délié | Il eut délié | He had untied |
elle | elle eut délié | Elle eut délié | She had untied |
on | on eut délié | On eut délié | One had untied |
nous | nous eûmes délié | Nous eûmes délié | We had untied |
vous | vous eûtes délié | Vous eûtes délié | You had untied |
ils | ils eurent délié | Ils eurent délié | They had untied |
elles | elles eurent délié | Elles eurent délié | They had untied |
Other Conjugations for Délier.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb délier
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délier
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délier
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délier
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délier
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délier
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délier
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délier (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délier
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délier
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délier
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délier
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délier
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délier
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délier
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délier
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délier
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Délier – 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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