Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démailloter
Introduction to the verb démailloter
The English translation of the French verb démailloter is “to unwrap” or “to untie”. The infinitive form is pronounced as “deh-my-yo-teh”.
Démailloter is derived from the French word “maillot” which means “swaddling cloth” or “swaddle”. It is a compound verb formed by adding the prefix “dé-” meaning “undo” or “un-” and the verb “mailloter”.
In everyday French, démailloter is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is the literary past tense used to express an action that happened before another action in the past. It is often used in written language or formal spoken language.
Examples:
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J’eus démailloté le bébé avant de le mettre au lit. (I had unwrapped the baby before putting him to bed.)
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Les cadeaux furent démaillotés avec enthousiasme par les enfants. (The presents were eagerly unwrapped by the children.)
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Elle eut démailloté le colis avec précaution avant de découvrir son contenu. (She had carefully untied the package before discovering its contents.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of démailloter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse démailloté | I had unwrapped/swaddled |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses démailloté | You had unwrapped/swaddled |
il | il eût | Il eût démailloté | He had unwrapped/swaddled |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût démailloté | She had unwrapped/swaddled |
on | on eût | On eût démailloté | One had unwrapped/swaddled |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes démailloté | We had unwrapped/swaddled |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes démailloté | You had unwrapped/swaddled |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent démailloté | They had unwrapped/swaddled |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent démailloté | They had unwrapped/swaddled |
Other Conjugations for Démailloter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb démailloter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démailloter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démailloter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démailloter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démailloter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démailloter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démailloter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démailloter (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démailloter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démailloter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démailloter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démailloter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démailloter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démailloter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démailloter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démailloter
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Démailloter – 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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