Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenvelopper
Introduction to the verb désenvelopper
The English translation of the French verb désenvelopper is “to unwrap” or “to unroll.” The infinitive form is pronounced “day-zahn-vloh-pay.”
The word désenvelopper comes from the prefix dés-, which means “un” or “de” and the verb envelopper, meaning “to envelop” or “to wrap.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Plus-que-parfait tense, which expresses an action that happened before another action in the past.
Examples:
- J’avais désenveloppé tous les cadeaux avant que les invités n’arrivent. (I had unwrapped all the gifts before the guests arrived.)
- Nous avions désenveloppé les couvertures pour nous couvrir pendant la nuit. (We had unrolled the blankets to cover ourselves during the night.)
- Tu avais désenveloppé le sandwich avant de le manger. (You had unwrapped the sandwich before eating it.)
In each of these examples, the action of désenvelopper (unwrapping or unrolling) happened before another action in the past (the arrival of the guests, covering ourselves during the night, and eating the sandwich).
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of désenvelopper
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais désenveloppé | J’avais désenveloppé le cadeau. | I had unwrapped the gift. |
tu | tu avais désenveloppé | Tu avais désenveloppé la lettre. | You had unwrapped the letter. |
il | il avait désenveloppé | Il avait désenveloppé le colis. | He had unwrapped the package. |
elle | elle avait désenveloppé | Elle avait désenveloppé le paquet. | She had unwrapped the parcel. |
on | on avait désenveloppé | On avait désenveloppé le paquet-cadeau. | One had unwrapped the gift box. |
nous | nous avions désenveloppé | Nous avions désenveloppé la boîte. | We had unwrapped the box. |
vous | vous aviez désenveloppé | Vous aviez désenveloppé le paquet-cadeau. | You had unwrapped the gift box. |
ils | ils avaient désenveloppé | Ils avaient désenveloppé le colis. | They had unwrapped the package. |
elles | elles avaient désenveloppé | Elles avaient désenveloppé la lettre. | They had unwrapped the letter. |
Other Conjugations for Désenvelopper.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb désenvelopper
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenvelopper
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenvelopper
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenvelopper
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenvelopper
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenvelopper
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenvelopper (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenvelopper
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenvelopper
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenvelopper
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenvelopper
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenvelopper
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenvelopper
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenvelopper
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenvelopper
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désenvelopper
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Désenvelopper – 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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