Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défolier
Introduction to the verb défolier
The English translation of the French verb “défolier” is “to defoliate.” The infinitive form is pronounced as “dey-foh-lee-ey.”
The verb “défolier” is derived from the Latin word “folium” which means “leaf.” It is primarily used in everyday French in the Passé Simple tense (Simple Past), which is a literary tense used in written French to express completed actions in the past.
Here are three examples of “défolier” in the Passé Simple tense along with their English translations:
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Il défolia les arbres avec précaution.
Translation: He defoliated the trees carefully. -
Les agriculteurs défolièrent les champs avant la récolte.
Translation: The farmers defoliated the fields before the harvest. -
Pendant la guerre, les bombardements défolièrent la région.
Translation: During the war, the bombings defoliated the region.
Table of the Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of défolier
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | défoliai | J’ai défolié les arbres. | I defoliated the trees. |
Tu | défolias | Tu défolias les plantes. | You defoliated the plants. |
Il | défolia | Il défolia la forêt. | He defoliated the forest. |
Elle | défolia | Elle défolia les buissons. | She defoliated the bushes. |
On | défolia | On défolia le jardin. | One defoliated the garden. |
Nous | défoliâmes | Nous défoliâmes les fleurs. | We defoliated the flowers. |
Vous | défoliâtes | Vous défoliâtes les vignes. | You defoliated the vines. |
Ils | défolièrent | Ils défolièrent les champs. | They defoliated the fields. |
Elles | défolièrent | Elles défolièrent les haies. | They (feminine) defoliated the hedges. |
Other Conjugations for Défolier.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb défolier
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défolier
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défolier (You’re reading it right now!)
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défolier
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défolier
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défolier
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défolier
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défolier
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défolier
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défolier
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défolier
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défolier
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défolier
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défolier
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défolier
Conditionnel Passé II (Conditional Past II) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défolier
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défolier
L’impératif Passé (Imperative Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défolier
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défolier
L’infinitif Passé (Infinitive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défolier
Le Participe Présent (Present Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défolier
Le Participe Passé (Past Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défolier
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Défolier – About the French Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense
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Usage
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Historical Context
Interactions with other tenses
Passé Composé
Imparfait
Conditional and Subjunctive
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