Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépelotonner
Introduction to the verb dépelotonner
The English translation of the French verb dépelotonner is “to untangle” or “to disentangle.” It is pronounced as “day-peh-loh-toh-nay.”
Dépelotonner comes from the French words “dé-” meaning “un-” or “dis-” and “peloton” meaning “group” or “pack.” It can also be translated as “to untangle from a group.”
In everyday French, dépelotonner is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is a past tense used to describe an action that occurred before another past action. It is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the passé simple tense followed by the past participle of the verb.
Examples of dépelotonner in the Passé Antérieur tense are:
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J’eus dépelotonné les fils électriques avant qu’ils ne causent un court-circuit.
(I had untangled the electrical wires before they caused a short circuit.) -
Tu eus dépelotonné les cheveux de ta fille avant de la coiffer.
(You had untangled your daughter’s hair before styling it.) -
Ils eurent dépelotonné les cordes du bateau avant de partir en mer.
(They had untangled the boat’s ropes before setting sail.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of dépelotonner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eus dépelotonné | J’eus dépelotonné | I had untangled |
tu | tu eus dépelotonné | Tu eus dépelotonné | You had untangled |
il | il eut dépelotonné | Il eut dépelotonné | He had untangled |
elle | elle eut dépelotonné | Elle eut dépelotonné | She had untangled |
on | on eut dépelotonné | On eut dépelotonné | One had untangled |
nous | nous eûmes dépelotonné | Nous eûmes dépelotonné | We had untangled |
vous | vous eûtes dépelotonné | Vous eûtes dépelotonné | You had untangled |
ils | ils eurent dépelotonné | Ils eurent dépelotonné | They had untangled |
elles | elles eurent dépelotonné | Elles eurent dépelotonné | They had untangled |
Other Conjugations for Dépelotonner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dépelotonner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépelotonner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépelotonner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépelotonner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépelotonner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépelotonner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépelotonner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépelotonner (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépelotonner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépelotonner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépelotonner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépelotonner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépelotonner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépelotonner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépelotonner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépelotonner
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Dépelotonner – 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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