Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dynamiter
Introduction to the verb dynamiter
The English translation of the French verb “dynamiter” is “to dynamite.” The infinitive form of dynamiter is pronounced as “dee-nah-mee-tey.”
The language origin of dynamiter is derived from the French noun “dynamite,” which refers to an explosive substance. The verb dynamiter is used to describe the action of using or detonating dynamite. In everyday French, it is most commonly used in the Passé Simple tense, which is a literary past tense used in written French to narrate events that occurred in the past.
Here are three simple examples of dynamiter in the Passé Simple tense, along with their English translations:
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J’explosai le mur en dynamitant la cave.
(I blew up the wall by dynamiting the basement.) -
Il dynamita le rocher pour créer un chemin.
(He dynamited the rock to create a pathway.) -
Elle dynamita le vieux bâtiment afin de le démolir.
(She dynamited the old building to demolish it.)
Please note that the Passé Simple tense is rarely used in spoken French and is mostly reserved for formal writing or literature. In everyday spoken French, the compound past tense (Passé Composé) is more commonly used to talk about past events.
Table of the Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of dynamiter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | dynamitai | J’ai dynamitai la porte. | I blew up the door. |
Tu | dynamitas | Tu as dynamitai la voiture. | You blew up the car. |
Il | dynamita | Il a dynamitai le bâtiment. | He blew up the building. |
Elle | dynamita | Elle a dynamitai la clôture. | She blew up the fence. |
On | dynamita | On a dynamitai le pont. | One blew up the bridge. |
Nous | dynamitâmes | Nous avons dynamitai le mur. | We blew up the wall. |
Vous | dynamitâtes | Vous avez dynamitai la mine. | You blew up the mine. |
Ils | dynamitèrent | Ils ont dynamitai le tunnel. | They blew up the tunnel. |
Elles | dynamitèrent | Elles ont dynamitai la gare. | They (feminine) blew up the train station. |
Other Conjugations for Dynamiter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dynamiter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dynamiter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dynamiter (You’re reading it right now!)
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dynamiter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dynamiter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dynamiter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dynamiter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dynamiter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dynamiter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dynamiter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dynamiter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dynamiter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dynamiter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dynamiter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dynamiter
Conditionnel Passé II (Conditional Past II) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dynamiter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dynamiter
L’impératif Passé (Imperative Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dynamiter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dynamiter
L’infinitif Passé (Infinitive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dynamiter
Le Participe Présent (Present Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dynamiter
Le Participe Passé (Past Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dynamiter
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Dynamiter – About the French Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense
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Interactions with other tenses
Passé Composé
Imparfait
Conditional and Subjunctive
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