Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décheviller
Introduction to the verb décheviller
The English translation of the French verb décheviller is “to unpeg” or “to unfasten.” It is pronounced as “day-sheh-vee-yay.”
The origin of décheviller can be traced back to the Old French word “cheville,” meaning “peg” or “pin.” In everyday French, décheviller is most often used in the Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past perfect tense in English. This tense is used to describe an action that was completed before another past action.
Three simple examples of décheviller in the Plus-que-parfait tense, with their English translations, are:
- J’avais déchevillé la porte avant qu’il n’arrive. (I had unpegged the door before he arrived.)
- Elle avait déchevillé toutes les photos avant de les mettre dans l’album. (She had unfastened all the photos before putting them in the album.)
- Nous avions déchevillé le tissu pour le couper en morceaux. (We had unpinned the fabric in order to cut it into pieces.)
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of décheviller
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais déchevillé | J’avais déchevillé la porte. | I had removed the hinge pin. |
tu | tu avais déchevillé | Tu avais déchevillé la charnière. | You had removed the hinge pin. |
il | il avait déchevillé | Il avait déchevillé la poignée. | He had removed the doorknob. |
elle | elle avait déchevillé | Elle avait déchevillé la serrure. | She had removed the lock. |
on | on avait déchevillé | On avait déchevillé le verrou. | One had removed the latch. |
nous | nous avions déchevillé | Nous avions déchevillé le loquet. | We had removed the bolt. |
vous | vous aviez déchevillé | Vous aviez déchevillé le gond. | You had removed the hinge. |
ils | ils avaient déchevillé | Ils avaient déchevillé la clenche. | They had removed the latch. |
elles | elles avaient déchevillé | Elles avaient déchevillé la poignée. | They had removed the doorknob. |
Other Conjugations for Décheviller.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb décheviller
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décheviller
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décheviller
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décheviller
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décheviller
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décheviller
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décheviller (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décheviller
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décheviller
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décheviller
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décheviller
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décheviller
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décheviller
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décheviller
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décheviller
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décheviller
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Décheviller – 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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