Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décapuchonner
Introduction to the verb décapuchonner
The English translation of décapuchonner is “to uncork” or “to take off the hood”. The infinitive form is pronounced as “dey-ka-pew-sho-nay.”
Décapuchonner comes from the combination of the prefix “dé-” which means “un-” or “de-” and the verb “capuchonner” which means “to cover with a hood”. It is most often used in everyday French in the plus-que-parfait tense, also known as the past perfect tense.
In the plus-que-parfait tense, décapuchonner is used to describe an action that took place before another action in the past. Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense:
- J’avais décapuchonné la bouteille avant que les invités n’arrivent. (I had uncorked the bottle before the guests arrived.)
- Tu avais décapuchonné le stylo quand tu as remarqué qu’il était cassé. (You had taken off the cap of the pen when you noticed it was broken.)
- Les enfants avaient décapuchonné tous les crayons avant le début du cours. (The children had uncorked all the pens before the start of the class.)
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of décapuchonner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais décapuchonné | J’avais décapuchonné la bouteille. | I had uncapped the bottle. |
tu | tu avais décapuchonné | Tu avais décapuchonné le stylo. | You had uncapped the pen. |
il | il avait décapuchonné | Il avait décapuchonné le feutre. | He had uncapped the marker. |
elle | elle avait décapuchonné | Elle avait décapuchonné le marqueur. | She had uncapped the marker. |
on | on avait décapuchonné | On avait décapuchonné la bombe de peinture. | One had uncapped the spray paint. |
nous | nous avions décapuchonné | Nous avions décapuchonné le crayon. | We had uncapped the pencil. |
vous | vous aviez décapuchonné | Vous aviez décapuchonné le bouchon. | You had uncapped the cork. |
ils | ils avaient décapuchonné | Ils avaient décapuchonné le tube de colle. | They had uncapped the glue tube. |
elles | elles avaient décapuchonné | Elles avaient décapuchonné le flacon. | They had uncapped the bottle. |
Other Conjugations for Décapuchonner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb décapuchonner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décapuchonner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décapuchonner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décapuchonner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décapuchonner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décapuchonner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décapuchonner (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décapuchonner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décapuchonner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décapuchonner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décapuchonner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décapuchonner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décapuchonner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décapuchonner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décapuchonner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décapuchonner
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Décapuchonner – 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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