Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaler
Introduction to the verb décaler
The English translation of the French verb décaler is “to shift” or “to move”. The infinitive form, décaler, is pronounced as “day-kah-lay”.
Décaler comes from the Old French word “décalcer”, which means “to remove shoes”. It is derived from the Latin word “calcium”, meaning “heel”, and the prefix “de”, indicating removal. Over time, the meaning of décaler has evolved to refer to any type of movement or displacement.
In everyday French, décaler is most often used in the Passé Composé tense, which corresponds to the Present Perfect tense in English. This tense is used to talk about actions or events that happened in the recent past and have an impact on the present.
Here are three simple examples of décaler used in the Passé Composé tense:
- J’ai décalé mon rendez-vous avec le dentiste à demain. (I shifted/moved my dentist appointment to tomorrow.)
- Nous avons dû décaler nos vacances à cause de la météo. (We had to postpone our vacation because of the weather.)
- Il a décalé son fauteuil roulant pour être plus proche de la télévision. (He shifted/moved his wheelchair to be closer to the television.)
In all of these examples, décaler is used to indicate a movement or shift of something from one time or place to another. It is important to note that décaler is an irregular verb in the Passé Composé tense and its past participle is “décalé”.
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of décaler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai décalé | J’ai décalé mon rendez-vous. | I rescheduled my appointment. |
tu | as décalé | Tu as décalé ton réveil. | You moved your alarm. |
il | a décalé | Il a décalé sa réunion. | He moved his meeting. |
elle | a décalé | Elle a décalé son vol. | She changed her flight. |
on | a décalé | On a décalé le concert. | We postponed the concert. |
nous | avons décalé | Nous avons décalé notre départ. | We delayed our departure. |
vous | avez décalé | Vous avez décalé votre voyage. | You changed your trip. |
ils | ont décalé | Ils ont décalé la date de l’événement. | They rescheduled the event. |
elles | ont décalé | Elles ont décalé leur séance de yoga. | They moved their yoga class. |
Other Conjugations for Décaler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb décaler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaler (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaler
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Décaler – About the French Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense
Formation of the Passé Composé
Set the auxiliary verb with either
Conjugate the auxiliary verb
Add the past participle
Common everyday usage patterns
Narrating Past Events
Sequential Actions
Describing Completed Actions
Interactions with other tenses
Imperfect Tense
Conditional and Future Tenses
Summary
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