Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépiler
Introduction to the verb dépiler
The English translation of dépiler is “to remove hair” or “to pluck.” The infinitive form is pronounced as “dey-pee-lay.”
Dépiler comes from the Old French word “despiler,” which comes from the Latin word “despilare,” meaning “to strip” or “to pluck.” It is most often used in every day French in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is the past tense used for actions that happened before another past action.
Examples of dépiler in the Passé Antérieur tense in everyday French:
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Elle se débarrassa de ses poils en utilisant un rasoir électrique. (She got rid of her hair by using an electric razor.)
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J’eus déplié toutes les serviettes avant que les invités n’arrivent. (I had unfolded all the napkins before the guests arrived.)
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Les adolescents se déplurent de devoir s’épiler avant d’aller à la plage. (The teenagers were displeased about having to remove hair before going to the beach.)
English translations:
- She got rid of her hair by using an electric razor.
- I had unfolded all the napkins before the guests arrived.
- The teenagers were displeased about having to remove hair before going to the beach.
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of dépiler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | je eus | J’eus dépié | I had depilated |
tu | tu eus | Tu eus dépié | You had depilated |
il | il eut | Il eut dépié | He had depilated |
elle | elle eut | Elle eut dépié | She had depilated |
on | on eut | On eut dépié | One had depilated |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes dépié | We had depilated |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes dépié | You had depilated |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent dépié | They had depilated |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent dépié | They had depilated |
Other Conjugations for Dépiler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dépiler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépiler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépiler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépiler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépiler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépiler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépiler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépiler (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépiler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépiler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépiler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépiler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépiler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépiler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépiler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépiler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépiler
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Dépiler – 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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