Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désengrener
Introduction to the verb désengrener
The English translation of the French verb désengrener is “to disengage” or “to uncouple.” It is pronounced as “day-zahn-gruh-nay.”
The word désengrener is derived from the French prefix “dés-” meaning “dis-” and the word “engrener” which means “to engage.” It is most often used in every day French in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is the past tense of the past tense.
Here are three simple examples of désengrener in the Passé Antérieur tense, with their respective English translations:
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J’eus désengrené le frein à main avant que la voiture ne dévale la colline. (I had disengaged the handbrake before the car rolled down the hill.)
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Elle eut désengrené la chaîne pour libérer le vélo. (She had uncoupled the chain to free the bike.)
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Nous eûmes désengrené les wagons avant qu’ils ne déraillent. (We had disengaged the wagons before they derailed.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of désengrener
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse désengrené | I had disengaged |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses désengrené | You had disengaged |
il | il eût | Il eût désengrené | He had disengaged |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût désengrené | She had disengaged |
on | on eût | On eût désengrené | One had disengaged |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes désengrené | We had disengaged |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes désengrené | You had disengaged |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent désengrené | They had disengaged |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent désengrené | They had disengaged |
Other Conjugations for Désengrener.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb désengrener
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désengrener
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désengrener
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désengrener
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désengrener
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désengrener
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désengrener
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désengrener (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désengrener
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désengrener
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désengrener
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désengrener
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désengrener
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désengrener
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désengrener
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désengrener
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Désengrener – 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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