Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désemprisonner
Introduction to the verb désemprisonner
The English translation of désemprisonner is “to release from prison” or “to set free from prison.”
The pronunciation of the infinitive form of désemprisonner is “day-zehm-pree-zoh-nay.”
The word désemprisonner comes from the prefix “dés-” meaning “un-” or “de-” and the verb “emprisonner” which means “to imprison.” In everyday French, désemprisonner is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense to talk about actions that were completed in the past before another action in the past.
Examples:
1) J’avais désemprisonné tous les prisonniers avant que la guerre ne prenne fin. (I had released all the prisoners before the war ended.)
2) Tu avais désemprisonné ce criminel avant qu’il ne commette un autre crime. (You had set free this criminal before he committed another crime.)
3) Le président avait désemprisonné les prisonniers politiques avant son mandat ne se termine. (The president had released political prisoners before his term ended.)
English translations:
1) I had released all the prisoners before the war ended.
2) You had set free this criminal before he committed another crime.
3) The president had released political prisoners before his term ended.
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of désemprisonner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eus désemprisonné | J’eus désemprisonné la victime | I had freed the victim |
tu | tu eusses désemprisonné | Tu eusses désemprisonné la victime | You had freed the victim |
il | il eût désemprisonné | Il eût désemprisonné la victime | He had freed the victim |
elle | elle eût désemprisonné | Elle eût désemprisonné la victime | She had freed the victim |
on | on eût désemprisonné | On eût désemprisonné la victime | One had freed the victim |
nous | nous eûmes désemprisonné | Nous eûmes désemprisonné la victime | We had freed the victim |
vous | vous eûtes désemprisonné | Vous eûtes désemprisonné la victime | You had freed the victim |
ils | ils eurent désemprisonné | Ils eurent désemprisonné la victime | They had freed the victim |
elles | elles eurent désemprisonné | Elles eurent désemprisonné la victime | They had freed the victim |
Other Conjugations for Désemprisonner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb désemprisonner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désemprisonner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désemprisonner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désemprisonner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désemprisonner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désemprisonner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désemprisonner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désemprisonner (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désemprisonner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désemprisonner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désemprisonner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désemprisonner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désemprisonner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désemprisonner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désemprisonner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désemprisonner
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Désemprisonner – 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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