Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessaler
Introduction to the verb dessaler
The English translation of the French verb dessaler is “to desalt.” It is pronounced as “deh-sah-leh” in the infinitive form.
Dessaler comes from the verb “salé,” meaning “to salt,” with the prefix “des-” added to indicate the opposite action. It is most often used in everyday French to describe the process of removing salt from something, such as water or food.
In the Passé Antérieur tense, dessaler is used to describe a completed action of removing salt in the past. It is formed by conjugating the auxiliary verb “avoir” in the Passé Simple tense, followed by the past participle “dessalé.”
Three examples of dessaler in the Passé Antérieur tense are:
- J’ai dessalé l’eau hier. (I removed the salt from the water yesterday.)
- Tu as dessalé le poisson avant de le cuisiner. (You desalted the fish before cooking it.)
- Elle a dessalé les olives pour faire une salade. (She desalted the olives to make a salad.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of dessaler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse dessalé | I had desalted |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses dessalé | You had desalted |
il | il eût | Il eût dessalé | He had desalted |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût dessalé | She had desalted |
on | on eût | On eût dessalé | One had desalted |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes dessalé | We had desalted |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes dessalé | You had desalted |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent dessalé | They had desalted |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent dessalé | They had desalted |
Other Conjugations for Dessaler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dessaler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessaler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessaler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessaler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessaler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessaler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessaler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessaler (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessaler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessaler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessaler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessaler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessaler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessaler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessaler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessaler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessaler
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Dessaler – 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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