Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déminer
Introduction to the verb déminer
The English translation of the French verb déminer is “to defuse” or “to clear mines.” The infinitive form “déminer” is pronounced as “day-mee-nay.”
The verb déminer originates from the combination of the prefix “dé-” (indicating removal) and the word “mine” (meaning “mine” or “explosive device”). It is most often used in everyday French in the Passé Simple tense to describe actions that occurred and ended in the past. However, it is important to note that the Passé Simple tense is primarily used in written French and less frequently in spoken language.
Here are three examples of déminer used in the Passé Simple tense, along with their English translations:
- Les soldats déminèrent le champ de bataille.
(The soldiers defused/cleared the battlefield.) - Elle démina la zone en quelques heures.
(She defused/cleared the area in a few hours.) - L’équipe démina avec succès les environs.
(The team successfully defused/cleared the surroundings.)
Please note that in spoken French, the more commonly used tense to describe past actions is the Passé Composé.
Table of the Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of déminer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | déminai | J’ai déminai la zone. | I demined the area. |
Tu | déminas | Tu as déminas le terrain. | You demined the field. |
Il | démina | Il a démina la route. | He demined the road. |
Elle | démina | Elle a démina la plage. | She demined the beach. |
On | démina | On a démina le champ. | One demined the field. |
Nous | déminâmes | Nous avons déminâmes la forêt. | We demined the forest. |
Vous | déminâtes | Vous avez déminâtes le bâtiment. | You demined the building. |
Ils | déminèrent | Ils ont déminèrent le parc. | They demined the park. |
Elles | déminèrent | Elles ont déminèrent la zone. | They (feminine) demined the area. |
Other Conjugations for Déminer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb déminer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déminer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déminer (You’re reading it right now!)
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déminer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déminer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déminer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déminer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déminer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déminer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déminer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déminer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déminer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déminer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déminer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déminer
Conditionnel Passé II (Conditional Past II) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déminer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déminer
L’impératif Passé (Imperative Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déminer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déminer
L’infinitif Passé (Infinitive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déminer
Le Participe Présent (Present Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déminer
Le Participe Passé (Past Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déminer
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Déminer – About the French Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense
Formation
Usage
Narration
Historical Context
Interactions with other tenses
Passé Composé
Imparfait
Conditional and Subjunctive
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