Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenrayer
Introduction to the verb désenrayer
The English translation of the French verb désenrayer is “to unclog” or “to unblock.” It is pronounced “day-zahn-ray-eh.”
Désenrayer comes from the combination of the prefix “dés-” which means “un-” or “de-” and the verb “enrayer” which means “to block” or “to impede.” This verb is most often used in everyday French in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is a compound tense used to describe actions that happened before another past action.
Three simple examples of its usage in this tense with their respective English translations are:
- J’eus désenrayé la canalisation avant que l’eau n’inonde la cuisine. (I had unclogged the pipes before the water flooded the kitchen.)
- Il eut désenrayé la roue du vélo avant qu’elle ne se dégonfle complètement. (He had unblocked the bike wheel before it completely deflated.)
- Nous eûmes désenrayé la route en déplaçant les rochers qui l’obstruaient. (We had unclogged the road by moving the rocks that were blocking it.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of désenrayer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eus désenrayé | J’eus désenrayé | I had unclogged |
tu | tu eus désenrayé | Tu eus désenrayé | You had unclogged |
il | il eut désenrayé | Il eut désenrayé | He had unclogged |
elle | elle eut désenrayé | Elle eut désenrayé | She had unclogged |
on | on eut désenrayé | On eut désenrayé | One had unclogged |
nous | nous eûmes désenrayé | Nous eûmes désenrayé | We had unclogged |
vous | vous eûtes désenrayé | Vous eûtes désenrayé | You had unclogged |
ils | ils eurent désenrayé | Ils eurent désenrayé | They had unclogged |
elles | elles eurent désenrayé | Elles eurent désenrayé | They had unclogged |
Other Conjugations for Désenrayer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb désenrayer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenrayer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenrayer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenrayer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenrayer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenrayer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenrayer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenrayer (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenrayer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenrayer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenrayer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenrayer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenrayer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenrayer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenrayer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenrayer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenrayer
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Désenrayer – 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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