Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démailler
Introduction to the verb démailler
The English translation of the French verb démailler is “to unravel” or “to untangle.” It is pronounced as “day-mah-yay.”
Démailler is derived from the French word “maille,” meaning “mesh” or “knitting.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is used to describe completed actions that happened before another action in the past.
Three simple examples of démailler in the Passé Antérieur tense are:
- J’eus démaillé le fil avant qu’il ne se casse. (I had unraveled the thread before it broke.)
- Tu eus démaillé le sac de nœuds avant qu’il soit trop tard. (You had untangled the mess before it was too late.)
- Il eut démaillé les fils électriques avant qu’ils ne causent un incendie. (He had unraveled the electrical wires before they could cause a fire.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of démailler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eus | J’eus démêlé | I had untangled |
tu | tu eus | Tu eus démêlé | You had untangled |
il | il eut | Il eut démêlé | He had untangled |
elle | elle eut | Elle eut démêlé | She had untangled |
on | on eut | On eut démêlé | One had untangled |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes démêlé | We had untangled |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes démêlé | You had untangled |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent démêlé | They had untangled |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent démêlé | They had untangled |
Other Conjugations for Démailler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb démailler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démailler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démailler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démailler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démailler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démailler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démailler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démailler (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démailler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démailler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démailler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démailler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démailler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démailler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démailler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démailler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démailler
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Démailler – 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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