Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décocher
Introduction to the verb décocher
The English translation of the French verb décocher is “to release” or “to shoot.” It is pronounced as “deh-koh-shay.”
Décocher comes from the Old French word “descochier,” which means “to shoot an arrow.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is a past tense used to describe an action that happened before another past action.
Here are three examples of décocher being used in the Passé Antérieur tense:
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J’ai décoché une flèche avant qu’il ne touche la cible. (I released an arrow before he hit the target.)
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Elle avait décoché une remarque blessante avant de s’enfuir. (She had fired off a hurtful comment before running away.)
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Nous avions décoché plusieurs balles avant qu’ils ne se rendent. (We had shot several bullets before they surrendered.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of décocher
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eus | J’eus décoché | I had released |
tu | tu eus | Tu eus décoché | You had released |
il | il eut | Il eut décoché | He had released |
elle | elle eut | Elle eut décoché | She had released |
on | on eut | On eut décoché | One had released |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes décoché | We had released |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes décoché | You had released |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent décoché | They had released |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent décoché | They had released |
Other Conjugations for Décocher.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb décocher
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décocher
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décocher
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décocher
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décocher
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décocher
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décocher
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décocher (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décocher
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décocher
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décocher
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décocher
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décocher
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décocher
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décocher
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décocher
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décocher
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Décocher – About the French Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense
Formation of the Passé Antérieur
Common Usage Patterns
Literature
Historical Texts
Formal Writing
Interactions with Other Tenses
Passé Composé (Present Perfect)
Imparfait (Imperfect)
Futur Antérieur (Future Perfect)
Summary
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