Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenclaver
Introduction to the verb désenclaver
The English translation of désenclaver is “to open up” or “to unblock.” It is pronounced as “dey-zen-kla-vay.”
Désenclaver comes from the combination of the prefix “dé-” which means “to undo” and the verb “enclaver” which means “to enclose.” It is often used in everyday French to describe the action of breaking barriers or opening up a previously isolated or enclosed area.
In the Passé Antérieur tense, désenclaver is used to describe a completed action that occurred before another past action. Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense, with their English translations:
- Nous eûmes désenclavé la porte avant qu’il ne revienne. (We had opened the door before he returned.)
- Vous eûtes désenclavé le chemin pour faciliter le passage des voitures. (You had cleared the road to make it easier for cars to pass through.)
- Ils eurent désenclavé la ville en construisant une nouvelle route. (They had opened up the city by building a new road.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of désenclaver
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse désenclavé | I had unblocked |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses désenclavé | You had unblocked |
il | il eût | Il eût désenclavé | He had unblocked |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût désenclavé | She had unblocked |
on | on eût | On eût désenclavé | One had unblocked |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes désenclavé | We had unblocked |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes désenclavé | You had unblocked |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent désenclavé | They had unblocked |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent désenclavé | They had unblocked |
Other Conjugations for Désenclaver.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb désenclaver
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenclaver
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenclaver
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenclaver
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenclaver
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenclaver
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenclaver
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenclaver (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenclaver
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenclaver
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenclaver
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenclaver
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenclaver
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenclaver
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenclaver
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenclaver
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Désenclaver – 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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