Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désherber
Introduction to the verb désherber
The English translation of the French verb désherber is “to weed.” The infinitive form désherber is pronounced as “day-shair-bay.”
The word désherber originates from the combination of the prefix “dé-” (which indicates a reversal or removal) and the noun “herbe” (meaning “grass” or “weed”). It is commonly used in everyday French to refer to the act of removing unwanted vegetation or weeds from gardens, lawns, or fields.
In the Passé Simple (Simple Past) tense, désherber is not frequently used in spoken French. It is mostly employed in written literature or formal contexts. Here are three simple examples of its usage in the Passé Simple:
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Je désherbai le jardin avant la fête.
(I weeded the garden before the party.) -
Tu désherbas le potager hier matin.
(You weeded the vegetable garden yesterday morning.) -
Il désherba le champ à la main.
(He weeded the field by hand.)
Please note that in contemporary spoken French, the Passé Composé is typically used instead of the Passé Simple to express past actions.
Table of the Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of désherber
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | désherbai | J’ai désherbai le jardin. | I weeded the garden. |
Tu | désherbas | Tu désherbas le parterre. | You weeded the flowerbed. |
Il | désherba | Il désherba le potager. | He weeded the vegetable garden. |
Elle | désherba | Elle désherba la pelouse. | She weeded the lawn. |
On | désherba | On désherba les plates-bandes. | One weeded the flower beds. |
Nous | désherbanes | Nous désherbanes les mauvaises herbes. | We weeded the weeds. |
Vous | désherbatés | Vous désherbatés les allées. | You weeded the pathways. |
Ils | désherbarèrent | Ils désherbarèrent le jardin. | They weeded the garden. |
Elles | désherbarèrent | Elles désherbarèrent le parterre. | They (feminine) weeded the flowerbed. |
Other Conjugations for Désherber.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb désherber
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désherber
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désherber (You’re reading it right now!)
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désherber
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désherber
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désherber
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désherber
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désherber
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désherber
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désherber
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désherber
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désherber
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désherber
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désherber
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désherber
Conditionnel Passé II (Conditional Past II) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désherber
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désherber
L’impératif Passé (Imperative Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désherber
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désherber
L’infinitif Passé (Infinitive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désherber
Le Participe Présent (Present Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désherber
Le Participe Passé (Past Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désherber
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Désherber – 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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