Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démonter
Introduction to the verb démonter
The English translation of the French verb démonter is “to dismantle” or “to take apart.” The infinitive form of démonter is pronounced as “day-mon-tay.”
The language origin of démonter can be traced back to the Old French word “demonteir” which means “to take down” or “to dismantle.” It is derived from the Latin words “de-” meaning “down” and “montare” meaning “to mount” or “to put up.”
In everyday French, démonter is often used in the passé antérieur tense, which is used to describe an action that happened before another action in the past. It is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the passé simple tense, followed by the past participle of the verb.
Example 1: J’ai démonté le meuble avant que mes parents arrivent. (I had dismantled the furniture before my parents arrived.)
Example 2: Elle fut surprise quand elle apprit que j’avais démonté son ordinateur. (She was surprised when she found out that I had taken apart her computer.)
Example 3: Nous avons démonté la tente après avoir quitté le camping. (We dismantled the tent after leaving the campsite.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of démonter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eus | J’eus démonté | I had taken apart |
tu | tu eus | Tu eus démonté | You had taken apart |
il | il eut | Il eut démonté | He had taken apart |
elle | elle eut | Elle eut démonté | She had taken apart |
on | on eut | On eut démonté | One had taken apart |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes démonté | We had taken apart |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes démonté | You had taken apart |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent démonté | They had taken apart |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent démonté | They had taken apart |
Other Conjugations for Démonter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb démonter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démonter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démonter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démonter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démonter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démonter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démonter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démonter (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démonter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démonter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démonter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démonter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démonter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démonter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démonter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démonter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démonter
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Démonter – 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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