Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenfumer
Introduction to the verb désenfumer
The English translation of the French verb “désenfumer” is “to clear the smoke” or “to ventilate”. The infinitive form of “désenfumer” is pronounced as “day-zan-few-may”.
The word “désenfumer” originates from the combination of the prefix “dés-” (which indicates negation or reversal) and the verb “enfumer” (to fill with smoke). It is commonly used in everyday French in the Passé Simple tense, which is a literary tense primarily found in written narratives.
Here are three examples of “désenfumer” in the Passé Simple tense, along with their English translations:
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Je désenfumai la pièce après l’incendie.
(I cleared the smoke from the room after the fire.) -
Il désenfuma rapidement la cuisine en ouvrant les fenêtres.
(He quickly ventilated the kitchen by opening the windows.) -
Elle désenfuma l’entrepôt avec des ventilateurs puissants.
(She cleared the smoke from the warehouse using powerful fans.)
Note: The Passé Simple tense is rarely used in spoken language and is more commonly employed in formal or literary contexts.
Table of the Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of désenfumer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | désenfumai | J’ai désenfumai la pièce. | I cleared the smoke from the room. |
Tu | désenfumas | Tu désenfumas le couloir. | You cleared the smoke from the hallway. |
Il | désenfuma | Il désenfuma la cuisine. | He cleared the smoke from the kitchen. |
Elle | désenfuma | Elle désenfuma le salon. | She cleared the smoke from the living room. |
On | désenfuma | On désenfuma la chambre. | One cleared the smoke from the bedroom. |
Nous | désenfumâmes | Nous désenfumâmes l’étage. | We cleared the smoke from the floor. |
Vous | désenfumâtes | Vous désenfumâtes la maison. | You cleared the smoke from the house. |
Ils | désenfumèrent | Ils désenfumèrent le bâtiment. | They cleared the smoke from the building. |
Elles | désenfumèrent | Elles désenfumèrent le bureau. | They (feminine) cleared the smoke from the office. |
Other Conjugations for Désenfumer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb désenfumer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenfumer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenfumer (You’re reading it right now!)
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenfumer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenfumer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenfumer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenfumer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenfumer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenfumer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenfumer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenfumer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenfumer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenfumer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenfumer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenfumer
Conditionnel Passé II (Conditional Past II) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenfumer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenfumer
L’impératif Passé (Imperative Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenfumer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenfumer
L’infinitif Passé (Infinitive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenfumer
Le Participe Présent (Present Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenfumer
Le Participe Passé (Past Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenfumer
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Désenfumer – About the French Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense
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Passé Composé
Imparfait
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