Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) 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 is pronounced as “day-kah-lay”.
Décaler comes from the prefix “dé-” meaning “out” or “away” and the verb “caler” meaning “to fix” or “to secure”. It is most often used in everyday French in the Futur Antérieur tense, which is used to talk about an action that will be completed at a specific time in the future.
Here are three simple examples of décaler in the Futur Antérieur tense, with their English translations:
- Je me décalerai à midi. (I will move away at noon.)
- Nous aurons décalé la réunion à la semaine prochaine. (We will have shifted the meeting to next week.)
- Ils se seront décalés sur la droite. (They will have shifted to the right.)
In each of these examples, décaler is used to express the action of moving or shifting something or someone. It can also be used in a more figurative sense, such as “décaler le rendez-vous” meaning “to reschedule the appointment”.
Table of the Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of décaler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | j’aurai décalé | J’aurai décalé mon rendez-vous. | I will have rescheduled my appointment. |
tu | tu auras décalé | Tu auras décalé ta réunion. | You will have moved your meeting. |
il | il aura décalé | Il aura décalé l’horaire du train. | He will have adjusted the train schedule. |
elle | elle aura décalé | Elle aura décalé sa pause déjeuner. | She will have shifted her lunch break. |
on | on aura décalé | On aura décalé le programme. | One/We will have modified the schedule. |
nous | nous aurons décalé | Nous aurons décalé nos vacances. | We will have postponed our vacation. |
vous | vous aurez décalé | Vous aurez décalé le rendez-vous. | You will have moved the appointment. |
ils | ils auront décalé | Ils auront décalé leur voyage. | They will have postponed their trip. |
elles | elles auront décalé | Elles auront décalé la réunion. | They will have moved the meeting. |
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
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 (this article)
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 Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense
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