Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépalisser
Introduction to the verb dépalisser
The English translation of the French verb dépalisser is “to untie,” “to loosen,” or “to free from supports.” In the infinitive form, it is pronounced as “day-pah-lee-say.”
Dépalisser comes from the combination of two French words, “dé-” meaning “un-” or “de-” and “palisser” meaning “to tie up.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past perfect tense.
Examples of its usage in this tense are:
- J’avais dépalissé les tomates avant qu’il ne commence à pleuvoir. (I had untied the tomatoes before it started raining.)
- Nous avions dépalissé toutes les plantes grimpantes de la clôture. (We had freed all the climbing plants from the fence.)
- Elles avaient dépalissé les vignes pour les protéger du vent fort. (They had loosened the vines to protect them from strong winds.)
In all of these examples, dépalisser is used in the past perfect tense to indicate an action that had been completed before another past action. It is commonly used in gardening or farming contexts, where plants need to be supported or tied up to grow properly.
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of dépalisser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais dépalissé | J’avais dépalissé la vigne. | I had removed the trellis from the vine. |
tu | tu avais dépalissé | Tu avais dépalissé le mur. | You had taken down the trellis from the wall. |
il | il avait dépalissé | Il avait dépalissé la haie. | He had removed the trellis from the hedge. |
elle | elle avait dépalissé | Elle avait dépalissé le jardin. | She had taken down the trellis from the garden. |
on | on avait dépalissé | On avait dépalissé la clôture. | One had removed the trellis from the fence. |
nous | nous avions dépalissé | Nous avions dépalissé les plantes. | We had taken down the trellis from the plants. |
vous | vous aviez dépalissé | Vous aviez dépalissé le potager. | You had removed the trellis from the vegetable garden. |
ils | ils avaient dépalissé | Ils avaient dépalissé la terrasse. | They had taken down the trellis from the terrace. |
elles | elles avaient dépalissé | Elles avaient dépalissé le parterre. | They had removed the trellis from the flower bed. |
Other Conjugations for Dépalisser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dépalisser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépalisser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépalisser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépalisser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépalisser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépalisser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépalisser (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépalisser
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépalisser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépalisser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépalisser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépalisser
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépalisser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépalisser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépalisser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépalisser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépalisser
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Dépalisser – 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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