Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenfiler
Introduction to the verb désenfiler
The English translation of the French verb désenfiler is “to unthread” or “to unlace”. The infinitive form is pronounced “day-zahn-feel-ay”.
The word désenfiler comes from the combination of the prefix “dés-” which means “undo” or “reverse” and the verb “enfiler” which means “to thread”. It is most commonly used in every day French in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is a compound tense used to express an action that occurred before another action in the past.
Example 1: Quand j’ai enlevé mon pull, j’ai désenfilé mon collier en premier.
Translation: When I took off my sweater, I unthreaded my necklace first.
Example 2: Elle a désenfilé ses bottes avant de rentrer dans la maison.
Translation: She unlaced her boots before entering the house.
Example 3: Nous avons désenfilé le fil de la machine à coudre après avoir terminé de faire les ourlets.
Translation: We unthreaded the thread from the sewing machine after finishing the hemming.
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of désenfiler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse désenfilé | I had unthreaded |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses désenfilé | You had unthreaded |
il | il eût | Il eût désenfilé | He had unthreaded |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût désenfilé | She had unthreaded |
on | on eût | On eût désenfilé | One had unthreaded |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes désenfilé | We had unthreaded |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes désenfilé | You had unthreaded |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent désenfilé | They had unthreaded |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent désenfilé | They had unthreaded |
Other Conjugations for Désenfiler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb désenfiler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenfiler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenfiler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenfiler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenfiler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenfiler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenfiler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenfiler (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenfiler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenfiler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenfiler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenfiler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenfiler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenfiler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenfiler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenfiler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenfiler
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Désenfiler – 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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