Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb décoller
Introduction to the verb décoller
The English translation of the French verb “décoller” is “to take off.” The infinitive form “décoller” is pronounced as [de-koh-le].
“Décoller” originates from the French word “colle” meaning “glue.” In everyday French, “décoller” is commonly used to refer to the action of an aircraft taking off. However, it can also be used in a figurative sense to express the idea of something lifting off, detaching, or becoming unstuck.
Examples:
- L’avion va décoller dans quelques minutes. (The plane is going to take off in a few minutes.)
- J’ai utilisé un grattoir pour décoller le sticker du pare-brise. (I used a scraper to remove the sticker from the windshield.)
- Avec cette nouvelle crème, les taches s’en vont facilement, elles se décollent. (With this new cream, stains come off easily, they lift off.)
Décoller – About the French Present Tense
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Common Everyday Usage Patterns For Le Present
Interactions with Other Tenses
Table of the Present Tense Conjugation of décoller
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | décolle | Je décolle | I take off |
Tu | décolles | Tu décolles | You take off |
Il | décolle | Il décolle | He takes off |
Elle | décolle | Elle décolle | She takes off |
On | décolle | On décolle | One takes off / We take off |
Nous | décollons | Nous décollons | We take off |
Vous | décollez | Vous décollez | You take off |
Ils | décollent | Ils décollent | They take off |
Elles | décollent | Elles décollent | They take off |
Other Conjugations for Décoller.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb décoller (You’re reading it right now!)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décoller
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décoller
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décoller
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décoller
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décoller
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décoller
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décoller
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décoller
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décoller
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décoller
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décoller
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décoller
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décoller
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décoller
Conditionnel Passé II (Conditional Past II) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décoller
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décoller
L’impératif Passé (Imperative Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décoller
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décoller
L’infinitif Passé (Infinitive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décoller
Le Participe Présent (Present Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décoller
Le Participe Passé (Past Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décoller
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