Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débobiner
Introduction to the verb débobiner
The English translation of the French verb débobiner is “to unwind” or “to unravel.” The infinitive form, débobiner, is pronounced “day-boh-bee-nay.”
Débobiner comes from the French prefix “dé-” meaning “undo” or “remove” and the verb “bobiner” meaning “to wind” or “to coil.” It is most often used in every day French in the Subjonctif Passé tense, which expresses a hypothetical or uncertain action in the past. This tense is formed by using the present subjunctive form of the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être,” followed by the past participle of débobiner.
Examples of débobiner in the Subjonctif Passé tense:
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Il faut que j’aie débobiné la pelote de laine avant de commencer à tricoter. (I had to unravel the ball of yarn before starting to knit.)
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Il est possible qu’elle ait débobiné le fil en désordre. (She may have unraveled the thread in a mess.)
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Nous aurions souhaité que tu aies débobiné la cassette avant de la ranger. (We would have liked that you had rewound the cassette before putting it away.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of débobiner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie débobiné | Je doute que j’aie débobiné. | I doubt that I unwound/uncoupled. |
tu | aies débobiné | Il faut que tu aies débobiné. | You must have unwound/uncoupled. |
il | ait débobiné | Il est possible qu’il ait débobiné. | It’s possible he unwound/uncoupled. |
elle | ait débobiné | Elle craint qu’elle ait débobiné. | She fears she unwound/uncoupled. |
on | ait débobiné | On veut qu’on ait débobiné. | We want it to have been unwound/uncoupled. |
nous | ayons débobiné | Espérons que nous ayons débobiné. | Let’s hope we unwound/uncoupled. |
vous | ayez débobiné | Il est important que vous ayez débobiné. | It’s important that you unwound/uncoupled. |
ils | aient débobiné | Ils doutent qu’ils aient débobiné. | They doubt they unwound/uncoupled. |
elles | aient débobiné | Elles préfèrent qu’elles aient débobiné. | They prefer they unwound/uncoupled. |
Other Conjugations for Débobiner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb débobiner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débobiner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débobiner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débobiner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débobiner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débobiner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débobiner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débobiner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débobiner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débobiner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débobiner (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débobiner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débobiner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débobiner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débobiner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débobiner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débobiner
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Débobiner – About the French Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense
Formation of the Subjonctif Passé
Everyday Usage Patterns
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present tense
Future tense
Conditional
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