Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décartonner
Introduction to the verb décartonner
The English translation of the French verb décartonner is “to unpack” or “to take out of a box”. The infinitive form of décartonner is pronounced as “day-kar-taw-nay”.
Décartonner comes from the French words “dé” which means “to undo” and “carton” which means “cardboard box”. It is most often used in everyday French in the plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past tense used to express an action that was completed before another action in the past.
Example 1: J’avais décartonné toutes les affaires avant que mes amis arrivent. (I had unpacked all the stuff before my friends arrived.)
Example 2: Elle avait décartonné les décorations de Noël avant de mettre le sapin dans le salon. (She had unpacked the Christmas decorations before putting the tree in the living room.)
Example 3: Nous avions déjà décartonné tous les cadeaux avant que les invités n’arrivent. (We had already unpacked all the gifts before the guests arrived.)
In all three examples, the plus-que-parfait tense is used to indicate that the action of unpacking was completed before another action in the past (the arrival of friends, putting up the Christmas tree, and the arrival of guests). The use of décartonner in this tense is common when talking about completing tasks or preparations before a specific event or action.
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of décartonner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais décartonné | J’avais décartonné les affaires. | I had unpacked the belongings. |
tu | tu avais décartonné | Tu avais décartonné les cartons. | You had unpacked the boxes. |
il | il avait décartonné | Il avait décartonné les livres. | He had unpacked the books. |
elle | elle avait décartonné | Elle avait décartonné les vêtements. | She had unpacked the clothes. |
on | on avait décartonné | On avait décartonné les objets. | One had unpacked the objects. |
nous | nous avions décartonné | Nous avions décartonné les souvenirs. | We had unpacked the memories. |
vous | vous aviez décartonné | Vous aviez décartonné les décorations. | You had unpacked the decorations. |
ils | ils avaient décartonné | Ils avaient décartonné les jouets. | They had unpacked the toys. |
elles | elles avaient décartonné | Elles avaient décartonné les albums. | They had unpacked the albums. |
Other Conjugations for Décartonner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb décartonner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décartonner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décartonner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décartonner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décartonner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décartonner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décartonner (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décartonner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décartonner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décartonner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décartonner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décartonner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décartonner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décartonner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décartonner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décartonner
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Décartonner – 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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