Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb desceller
Introduction to the verb desceller
The English translation of the French verb desceller is “to unseal” or “to break the seal.” It is pronounced as “day-suh-leh” in the infinitive form.
The word desceller comes from the Old French word “descel,” which means “to unseal” or “to unlock.” It is derived from the Latin word “dis,” meaning “apart,” and “cella,” meaning “chamber” or “room.” In everyday French, desceller is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is the past tense of the past tense. It is used to describe actions that were completed before another past action.
Here are three examples of desceller used in the Passé Antérieur tense with their English translations:
- J’eus descellé la porte avant que mes parents n’arrivent. (I had unsealed the door before my parents arrived.)
- Vous eûtes descellé les fenêtres quand vous avez déménagé. (You had unsealed the windows when you moved.)
- Ils eurent descellé les documents avant que le procureur n’arrive. (They had unsealed the documents before the prosecutor arrived.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of desceller
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse desscellé | I had unsealed |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses desscellé | You had unsealed |
il | il eût | Il eût desscellé | He had unsealed |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût desscellé | She had unsealed |
on | on eût | On eût desscellé | One had unsealed |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes desscellé | We had unsealed |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes desscellé | You had unsealed |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent desscellé | They had unsealed |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent desscellé | They had unsealed |
Other Conjugations for Desceller.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb desceller
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb desceller
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb desceller
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb desceller
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb desceller
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb desceller
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb desceller
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb desceller (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb desceller
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb desceller
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb desceller
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb desceller
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb desceller
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb desceller
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb desceller
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb desceller
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb desceller
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Desceller – 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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