Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débillarder
Introduction to the verb débillarder
The English translation of débillarder is “to take down the curtain”. The infinitive form of débillarder is pronounced as “de-bee-yar-day”.
Débillarder comes from the combination of the prefix “dé-” meaning “down” and “billarder” which means “to cover with curtains”. It is most often used in everyday French in the Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past perfect tense in English. This tense is used to describe an action that happened before a specific point in the past.
Example 1: J’avais débillardé la fenêtre avant que la tempête n’arrive.
Translation: I had taken down the curtain before the storm arrived.
Example 2: Tu avais débillardé la pièce avant que les invités n’arrivent.
Translation: You had taken down the curtain in the room before the guests arrived.
Example 3: Il avait débillardé toutes les fenêtres pour laisser entrer la lumière.
Translation: He had taken down all the curtains to let in the light.
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of débillarder
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais débillardé | J’avais débillardé la pièce. | I had taken down the curtains. |
tu | tu avais débillardé | Tu avais débillardé le salon. | You had taken down the living room curtains. |
il | il avait débillardé | Il avait débillardé le bureau. | He had taken down the office curtains. |
elle | elle avait débillardé | Elle avait débillardé la chambre. | She had taken down the bedroom curtains. |
on | on avait débillardé | On avait débillardé la cuisine. | One had taken down the kitchen curtains. |
nous | nous avions débillardé | Nous avions débillardé le couloir. | We had taken down the hallway curtains. |
vous | vous aviez débillardé | Vous aviez débillardé le balcon. | You had taken down the balcony curtains. |
ils | ils avaient débillardé | Ils avaient débillardé la véranda. | They had taken down the sunroom curtains. |
elles | elles avaient débillardé | Elles avaient débillardé la salle de bain. | They had taken down the bathroom curtains. |
Other Conjugations for Débillarder.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb débillarder
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débillarder
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débillarder
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débillarder
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débillarder
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débillarder
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débillarder (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débillarder
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débillarder
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débillarder
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débillarder
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débillarder
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débillarder
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débillarder
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débillarder
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débillarder
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Débillarder – About the French Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense
Tense Formation
Common everyday usage patterns
Sequencing of past events
Background information
Hypothetical or reported speech
Interactions with other tenses
Summary
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