Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérouiller
Introduction to the verb dérouiller
The English translation of the French verb dérouiller is “to rust” or “to become rusty.” It is pronounced as “day-roo-yay.”
Dérouiller comes from the Old French word “dérouillier” which means “to polish” or “to clean.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is the past tense used for completed actions that happened before another past action.
Here are three simple examples of dérouiller in the Passé Antérieur tense and their English translations:
- J’eus dérouillé le vieux vélo avant de le vendre. (I had rusted the old bike before selling it.)
- Tu eus vite dérouillé les outils dans le garage. (You quickly rusted the tools in the garage.)
- Ils eurent dérouillé le portail avant de le peindre. (They had rusted the gate before painting it.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of dérouiller
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse dérouillé | I had loosened |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses dérouillé | You had loosened |
il | il eût | Il eût dérouillé | He had loosened |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût dérouillé | She had loosened |
on | on eût | On eût dérouillé | One had loosened |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes dérouillé | We had loosened |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes dérouillé | You had loosened |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent dérouillé | They had loosened |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent dérouillé | They had loosened |
Other Conjugations for Dérouiller.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dérouiller
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérouiller
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérouiller
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérouiller
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérouiller
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérouiller
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérouiller
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérouiller (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérouiller
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérouiller
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérouiller
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérouiller
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérouiller
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérouiller
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérouiller
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérouiller
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérouiller
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Dérouiller – 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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