Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désengager
Introduction to the verb désengager
The English translation of the French verb désengager is “to disengage” or “to disentangle.” It is pronounced as “day-zahn-ga-zhay.”
The word désengager is derived from the French prefix “dés-” meaning “un” or “dis” and the verb “engager” meaning “to engage.” 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 talk about actions that were completed before another past action.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in the Plus-que-parfait tense:
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J’avais désengagé ma main de la poignée avant qu’elle ne tombe. (I had disengaged my hand from the handle before it fell.)
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Il avait désengagé son entreprise de ce projet risqué. (He had disengaged his company from this risky project.)
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Nous avions désengagé notre voiture de l’embouteillage avant la fermeture de l’autoroute. (We had disengaged our car from the traffic jam before the highway closed.)
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of désengager
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | je m’étais désengagé | Je m’étais désengagé de cette situation. | I had disengaged from this situation. |
tu | tu t’étais désengagé | Tu t’étais désengagé de l’entretien. | You had disengaged from the conversation. |
il | il s’était désengagé | Il s’était désengagé de ses responsabilités. | He had disengaged from his responsibilities. |
elle | elle s’était désengagée | Elle s’était désengagée du débat. | She had disengaged from the debate. |
on | on s’était désengagé | On s’était désengagé de la discussion. | One had disengaged from the discussion. |
nous | nous nous étions désengagés | Nous nous étions désengagés du projet. | We had disengaged from the project. |
vous | vous vous étiez désengagés | Vous vous étiez désengagés du conflit. | You had disengaged from the conflict. |
ils | ils s’étaient désengagés | Ils s’étaient désengagés du conflit. | They had disengaged from the conflict. |
elles | elles s’étaient désengagées | Elles s’étaient désengagées du débat. | They had disengaged from the debate. |
Other Conjugations for Désengager.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb désengager
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désengager
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désengager
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désengager
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désengager
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désengager
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désengager (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désengager
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désengager
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désengager
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désengager
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désengager
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désengager
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désengager
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désengager
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désengager
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désengager
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Désengager – 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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