Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déplier
Introduction to the verb déplier
The English translation of the French verb déplier is “to unfold.” It is pronounced “day-plee-yay.”
Déplier comes from the Middle French word “desplier,” which comes from the Latin word “displiare,” meaning “to unfold.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is a compound past tense used for actions that occurred before another past action.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in the Passé Antérieur tense, with their respective English translations:
- J’eus déplié la carte avant de partir. (I had unfolded the map before leaving.)
- Tu eus déplié les serviettes pour mettre la table. (You had unfolded the napkins to set the table.)
- Elle eut déplié son parapluie avant qu’il ne commence à pleuvoir. (She had unfolded her umbrella before it started raining.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of déplier
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eus | J’eus déplié | I had unfolded |
tu | tu eus | Tu eus déplié | You had unfolded |
il | il eut | Il eut déplié | He had unfolded |
elle | elle eut | Elle eut déplié | She had unfolded |
on | on eut | On eut déplié | One had unfolded |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes déplié | We had unfolded |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes déplié | You had unfolded |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent déplié | They had unfolded |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent déplié | They had unfolded |
Other Conjugations for Déplier.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb déplier
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déplier
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déplier
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déplier
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déplier
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déplier
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déplier
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déplier (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déplier
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déplier
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déplier
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déplier
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déplier
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déplier
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déplier
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déplier
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déplier
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Déplier – 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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