Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désamarrer
Introduction to the verb désamarrer
The English translation of désamarrer is “to untie” or “to unmoor.” The infinitive form of désamarrer is pronounced as “day-zah-mahr-ay.”
The verb désamarrer comes from the combination of the prefix “dés-” meaning “to undo” and the verb “amarrer” which means “to tie.” It is a regular -er verb and is most commonly used in everyday French to describe the action of untying a boat or ship from its moorings.
In the Plus-que-parfait tense, désamarrer is used to talk about an action that had been completed in the past before another past action. For example:
- J’avais déjà désamarré le bateau lorsque la tempête a commencé. (I had already untied the boat when the storm started.)
- Ils avaient désamarré le paquebot avant que les passagers ne montent à bord. (They had unmoored the cruise ship before the passengers got on board.)
- Nous avions désamarré la barque avant que le vent ne se lève. (We had untied the small boat before the wind picked up.)
In all of these examples, the action of untying or unmooring happened in the past and was completed before another past action took place.
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of désamarrer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais désamarré | J’avais désamarré le bateau. | I had untied the boat. |
tu | tu avais désamarré | Tu avais désamarré le cordage. | You had untied the rope. |
il | il avait désamarré | Il avait désamarré le navire. | He had untied the ship. |
elle | elle avait désamarré | Elle avait désamarré le bateau. | She had untied the boat. |
on | on avait désamarré | On avait désamarré le voilier. | One had untied the sailboat. |
nous | nous avions désamarré | Nous avions désamarré le yacht. | We had untied the yacht. |
vous | vous aviez désamarré | Vous aviez désamarré le bateau. | You had untied the boat. |
ils | ils avaient désamarré | Ils avaient désamarré le canot. | They had untied the canoe. |
elles | elles avaient désamarré | Elles avaient désamarré le voilier. | They had untied the sailboat. |
Other Conjugations for Désamarrer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb désamarrer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désamarrer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désamarrer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désamarrer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désamarrer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désamarrer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désamarrer (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désamarrer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désamarrer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désamarrer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désamarrer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désamarrer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désamarrer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désamarrer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désamarrer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désamarrer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désamarrer
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Désamarrer – 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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