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Conjugation of the French verb défaire

A list of the common conjugations for the French verb défaire, along with their English translations.

défaire is an irregular verb

Verb phrases

Infinitive		Scored
défaire	to undo

Present		Scored
je défais	I undo
tu défais	you undo
il défait	he undoes
elle défait	she undoes
nous défaisons	we undo
vous défaites	you undo
ils défont	they undo
elles défont	they undo

Imperfect		Scored
je défaisais	I was undoing
tu défaisais	you were undoing
il défaisait	he was undoing
elle défaisait	she was undoing
nous défaisions	we were undoing
vous défaisiez	you were undoing
ils défaisaient	they were undoing
elles défaisaient	they were undoing

Past Historic / Passé Simple This is a literary tense, i.e. a tense used in writing, in everyday speech the Passé Composé is used to refer to past actions.		Scored
je défis	I undid
tu défis	you undid
il défit	he undid
elle défit	she undid
nous défîmes	we undid
vous défîtes	you undid
ils défirent	they undid
elles défirent	they undid

Passé Composé		Scored
j'ai défait	I have undone
tu as défait	you have undone
il a défait	he has undone
elle a défait	she has undone
nous avons défait	we have undone
vous avez défait	you have undone
ils ont défait	they have undone
elles ont défait	they have undone

Pluperfect / Plus-que-parfait		Scored
j'avais défait	I had undone
tu avais défait	you had undone
il avait défait	he had undone
elle avait défait	she had undone
nous avions défait	we had undone
vous aviez défait	you had undone
ils avaient défait	they had undone
elles avaient défait	they had undone

Future		Scored
je déferai	I will undo
tu déferas	you will undo
il défera	he will undo
elle défera	she will undo
nous déferons	we will undo
vous déferez	you will undo
ils déferont	they will undo
elles déferont	they will undo

Future Perfect / Futur antérieur The French Future Perfect or Futur antérieur is made with the future tense of avoir or être and the past participle of the verb. The past participle agrees with the subject for verbs that take être, or with the direct object for verbs that take avoir.		Scored
j'aurai défait	I will have undone
tu auras défait	you will have undone
il aura défait	he will have undone
elle aura défait	she will have undone
nous aurons défait	we will have undone
vous aurez défait	you will have undone
ils auront défait	they will have undone
elles auront défait	they will have undone

Conditional		Scored
je déferais	I would undo
tu déferais	you would undo
il déferait	he would undo
elle déferait	she would undo
nous déferions	we would undo
vous déferiez	you would undo
ils déferaient	they would undo
elles déferaient	they would undo

Conditional Perfect / Conditionnel passé The French Conditional Perfect (the past conditional) or Conditionnel passé is made with the conditional tense of avoir or être and the past participle of the verb. The past participle agrees with the subject for verbs that take être, or with the direct object for verbs that take avoir.		Scored
j'aurais défait	I would have undone
tu aurais défait	you would have undone
il aurait défait	he would have undone
elle aurait défait	she would have undone
nous aurions défait	we would have undone
vous auriez défait	you would have undone
ils auraient défait	they would have undone
elles auraient défait	they would have undone

Present Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je défasse	(... that) I undo
(... que) tu défasses	(... that) you undo
(... que) il défasse	(... that) he undoes
(... que) elle défasse	(... that) she undoes
(... que) nous défassions	(... that) we undo
(... que) vous défassiez	(... that) you undo
(... que) ils défassent	(... that) they undo
(... que) elles défassent	(... that) they undo

Imperfect Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je défisse	(... that) I was undoing
(... que) tu défisses	(... that) you were undoing
(... que) il défît	(... that) he was undoing
(... que) elle défît	(... that) she was undoing
(... que) nous défissions	(... that) we were undoing
(... que) vous défissiez	(... that) you were undoing
(... que) ils défissent	(... that) they were undoing
(... que) elles défissent	(... that) they were undoing

Imperative		Scored
défais	Undo
défaisons	Let's undo
défaites	Undo

Present Participle		Scored
défaisant	undoing

Past Participle		Scored
défait	undone

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