Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déminer
Introduction to the verb déminer
The English translation of the French verb déminer is “to defuse” or “to disarm.” It is pronounced as “day-mee-nay.”
Déminer comes from the French word “mine,” meaning “mine” or “explosive device.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is a compound past tense used to describe an action that occurred before another past action.
Here are three simple examples of déminer in the Passé Antérieur tense:
- Les experts ont déminé la zone avant l’arrivée des troupes. (The experts had defused the area before the arrival of the troops.)
- Mon père a déminé la bombe avec succès. (My father successfully disarmed the bomb.)
- Les soldats avaient déminé le terrain avant l’attaque. (The soldiers had cleared the field before the attack.)
In each of these examples, déminer is used to describe an action that occurred before another past action, and it shows completion or success in defusing or disarming.
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of déminer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse déminé | I had defused |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses déminé | You had defused |
il | il eût | Il eût déminé | He had defused |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût déminé | She had defused |
on | on eût | On eût déminé | One had defused |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes déminé | We had defused |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes déminé | You had defused |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent déminé | They had defused |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent déminé | They had defused |
Other Conjugations for Déminer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb déminer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déminer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déminer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déminer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déminer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déminer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déminer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déminer (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déminer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déminer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déminer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déminer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déminer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déminer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déminer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déminer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déminer
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Déminer – 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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