Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désactiver
Introduction to the verb désactiver
The English translation of the French verb “désactiver” is “to deactivate.” The infinitive form “désactiver” is pronounced as “day-zahtee-vay.”
“Désactiver” is a compound verb formed by combining the prefix “dés-” (meaning “un-” or “de-“) with the verb “activer” (meaning “to activate”). It is commonly used in everyday French to refer to the action of turning off, disabling, or deactivating something.
In the Passé Simple tense (Simple Past), which is mostly used in written French, “désactiver” takes the following conjugation forms:
- Je désactivai: I deactivated
- Tu désactivas: You deactivated (informal)
- Il/elle désactiva: He/she deactivated
Here are three simple examples of “désactiver” in the Passé Simple tense, along with their English translations:
- J’éteignis mon ordinateur et désactivai le Wi-Fi. (I turned off my computer and deactivated the Wi-Fi.)
- Le technicien désactiva l’alarme de sécurité avant de quitter le bâtiment. (The technician deactivated the security alarm before leaving the building.)
- Elle désactiva le mode avion sur son téléphone dès qu’elle atterrit. (She deactivated airplane mode on her phone as soon as she landed.)
Table of the Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of désactiver
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | désactivai | J’ai désactivé l’alarme. | I deactivated the alarm. |
Tu | désactivas | Tu désactivas le système. | You deactivated the system. |
Il | désactiva | Il désactiva la fonction. | He deactivated the function. |
Elle | désactiva | Elle désactiva le compte. | She deactivated the account. |
On | désactiva | On désactiva le mode silencieux. | One deactivated the silent mode. |
Nous | désactivâmes | Nous désactivâmes le dispositif. | We deactivated the device. |
Vous | désactivâtes | Vous désactivâtes le logiciel. | You deactivated the software. |
Ils | désactivèrent | Ils désactivèrent la sécurité. | They deactivated the security. |
Elles | désactivèrent | Elles désactivèrent l’option. | They (feminine) deactivated the option. |
Other Conjugations for Désactiver.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb désactiver
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désactiver
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désactiver (You’re reading it right now!)
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désactiver
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désactiver
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désactiver
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désactiver
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désactiver
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désactiver
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désactiver
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désactiver
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désactiver
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désactiver
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désactiver
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désactiver
Conditionnel Passé II (Conditional Past II) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désactiver
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désactiver
L’impératif Passé (Imperative Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désactiver
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désactiver
L’infinitif Passé (Infinitive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désactiver
Le Participe Présent (Present Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désactiver
Le Participe Passé (Past Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désactiver
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Désactiver – About the French Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense
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