Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décarreler
Introduction to the verb décarreler
The English translation of the French verb décarreler is “to remove tiles.” It is pronounced as “day-kah-reh-lay.”
Décarreler comes from the French prefix “de-” meaning “undo” or “remove” and the word “carrelage” which means “tiling.” It is most often used in everyday French to describe the action of removing tiles from a surface, such as a floor or wall.
In the Plus-que-parfait tense, décarreler is used to talk about an action that had already been completed in the past before another action took place. Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense:
- J’avais décarrelé la salle de bain avant de déménager. (I had removed the tiles in the bathroom before moving out.)
- Nous avions décarrelé la cuisine pour la rénover. (We had removed the tiles in the kitchen to renovate it.)
- Les ouvriers avaient décarrelé le sol avant de poser le nouveau carrelage. (The workers had removed the tiles from the floor before installing the new tiling.)
English translations:
- I had removed the tiles in the bathroom before moving out.
- We had removed the tiles in the kitchen to renovate it.
- The workers had removed the tiles from the floor before installing the new tiling.
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of décarreler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais décarrelé | J’avais décarrelé la cuisine. | I had removed the tiles from the kitchen. |
tu | tu avais décarrelé | Tu avais décarrelé la salle de bain. | You had removed the tiles from the bathroom. |
il | il avait décarrelé | Il avait décarrelé le couloir. | He had removed the tiles from the hallway. |
elle | elle avait décarrelé | Elle avait décarrelé la chambre. | She had removed the tiles from the bedroom. |
on | on avait décarrelé | On avait décarrelé le salon. | One had removed the tiles from the living room. |
nous | nous avions décarrelé | Nous avions décarrelé le balcon. | We had removed the tiles from the balcony. |
vous | vous aviez décarrelé | Vous aviez décarrelé l’entrée. | You had removed the tiles from the entrance. |
ils | ils avaient décarrelé | Ils avaient décarrelé la terrasse. | They had removed the tiles from the terrace. |
elles | elles avaient décarrelé | Elles avaient décarrelé la véranda. | They had removed the tiles from the veranda. |
Other Conjugations for Décarreler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb décarreler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décarreler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décarreler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décarreler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décarreler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décarreler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décarreler (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décarreler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décarreler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décarreler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décarreler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décarreler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décarreler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décarreler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décarreler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décarreler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décarreler
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Décarreler – 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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