Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenlacer
Introduction to the verb désenlacer
The English translation of the French verb désenlacer is “to untie” or “to untangle.” The infinitive form is pronounced as “day-zuhn-la-ser.”
Désenlacer is a combination of the prefix “dé-” which indicates a reversal or undoing, and the verb “enlacer” meaning “to entwine” or “to wrap around.” It is derived from the Latin “inlacciare” which has the same meaning. It is most often used in everyday French in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is a compound past tense used to describe an action that was completed before another action in the past.
Examples:
- J’avais désenlacé mes mains avant qu’elle me dise de les détacher. (I had untied my hands before she told me to release them.)
- Ils avaient désenlacé leurs bras quand le bus est arrivé. (They had untangled their arms when the bus arrived.)
- Elle avait désenlacé ses cheveux avant de se coucher. (She had untied her hair before going to bed.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of désenlacer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse désenlacé | I had untied |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses désenlacé | You had untied |
il | il eût | Il eût désenlacé | He had untied |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût désenlacé | She had untied |
on | on eût | On eût désenlacé | One had untied |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes désenlacé | We had untied |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes désenlacé | You had untied |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent désenlacé | They had untied |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent désenlacé | They had untied |
Other Conjugations for Désenlacer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb désenlacer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenlacer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenlacer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenlacer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenlacer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenlacer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenlacer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenlacer (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenlacer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenlacer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenlacer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenlacer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenlacer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenlacer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenlacer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenlacer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenlacer
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Désenlacer – 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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