Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décapoter
Introduction to the verb décapoter
The English translation of the French verb décapoter is “to unclog” or “to remove the top/cap.”
The infinitive form of décapoter is pronounced as “day-kah-poh-tay.”
Décapoter comes from the French word “capote” which means “cover” or “hood,” and the prefix “de-” which indicates a reversal of action. It is most commonly used in everyday French in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which is used to express a hypothetical or possible action in the past.
Three examples of its usage in this tense, with their respective English translations, are:
- Si j’avais su, j’aurais décapoté la bouteille de vin plus tôt. (If I had known, I would have uncorked the bottle of wine earlier.)
- Tu aurais dû décapoter le stylo avant de l’utiliser. (You should have uncapped the pen before using it.)
- Si elle avait réussi son examen, elle aurait décapoté une bouteille de champagne pour fêter ça. (If she had passed her exam, she would have uncorked a bottle of champagne to celebrate.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of décapoter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais décapoté | Si j’avais su, je t’aurais décapoté. | I would have opened the top for you. |
tu | aurais décapoté | Tu aurais décapoté avant la pluie. | You would have opened the top before the rain. |
il | aurait décapoté | Il aurait décapoté la voiture. | He would have opened the car’s top. |
elle | aurait décapoté | Elle aurait décapoté la voiture. | She would have opened the car’s top. |
on | aurait décapoté | On aurait décapoté la voiture. | One would have opened the car’s top. |
nous | aurions décapoté | Nous aurions décapoté la voiture. | We would have opened the car’s top. |
vous | auriez décapoté | Vous auriez décapoté avec eux. | You would have opened the top with them. |
ils | auraient décapoté | Ils auraient décapoté la voiture. | They would have opened the car’s top. |
elles | auraient décapoté | Elles auraient décapoté la voiture. | They (female) would have opened the car’s top. |
Other Conjugations for Décapoter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb décapoter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décapoter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décapoter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décapoter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décapoter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décapoter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décapoter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décapoter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décapoter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décapoter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décapoter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décapoter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décapoter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décapoter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décapoter (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décapoter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décapoter
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Décapoter – About the French Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense
Formation
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
Expressing Unreal Past Scenarios
Polite Requests or Suggestions
Expressing Doubt or Uncertainty
Interactions with Other Tenses
Conditional Present
Indicative Past Tenses
Conditional Future
Summary
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