Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déparaffiner
Introduction to the verb déparaffiner
The English translation of the French verb déparaffiner is “to de-wax”. The infinitive form is pronounced “day-pah-rah-fee-nay”.
The word déparaffiner comes from the prefix “dé-” meaning “undo” or “remove”, and the noun “paraffine” meaning “wax”. It is most often used in everyday French in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is the past tense used to describe an action that happened before another past action.
Here are three examples of déparaffiner being used in the Passé Antérieur tense:
- J’ai déparaffiné le sol avant de le nettoyer. (I de-waxed the floor before cleaning it.)
- Tu as déparaffiné l’épilation avant de faire les bandes. (You de-waxed the hair before waxing the strips.)
- Elle a déparaffiné le fromage pour enlever la couche de cire. (She de-waxed the cheese to remove the layer of wax.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of déparaffiner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | je déparaffinai | Je déparaffinai le moteur | I dewaxed the engine |
tu | tu déparaffinas | Tu déparaffinas le moteur | You dewaxed the engine |
il | il déparaffina | Il déparaffina le moteur | He dewaxed the engine |
elle | elle déparaffina | Elle déparaffina le moteur | She dewaxed the engine |
on | on déparaffina | On déparaffina le moteur | One dewaxed the engine |
nous | nous déparaffinâmes | Nous déparaffinâmes le moteur | We dewaxed the engine |
vous | vous déparaffinâtes | Vous déparaffinâtes le moteur | You dewaxed the engine |
ils | ils déparaffinèrent | Ils déparaffinèrent le moteur | They dewaxed the engine |
elles | elles déparaffinèrent | Elles déparaffinèrent le moteur | They dewaxed the engine |
Other Conjugations for Déparaffiner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb déparaffiner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déparaffiner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déparaffiner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déparaffiner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déparaffiner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déparaffiner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déparaffiner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déparaffiner (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déparaffiner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déparaffiner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déparaffiner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déparaffiner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déparaffiner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déparaffiner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déparaffiner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déparaffiner
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Déparaffiner – 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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