L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive 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” or “to detach”. It is pronounced as “deh-koh-lay” in the infinitive form.
Décoller comes from the Latin word “decollare”, which means “to remove the head” or “to behead”. In French, it is most commonly used in its figurative sense of “taking off” or “detaching” something.
In everyday French, décoller is often used in the L’infinitif Présent tense to talk about actions that are about to happen or are in the process of happening. Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense:
- Je vais décoller dans quelques minutes. (I am going to take off in a few minutes.)
- Il faut décoller les stickers avant de laver la voiture. (You have to remove the stickers before washing the car.)
- Nous devons décoller le papier peint avant de peindre les murs. (We have to strip the wallpaper before painting the walls.)
Table of the L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of décoller
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | décolle | Je décolle demain. | I take off tomorrow. |
tu | décolles | Tu décolles en avion. | You take off by plane. |
il | décolle | Il décolle à midi. | He takes off at noon. |
elle | décolle | Elle décolle tôt. | She takes off early. |
on | décolle | On décolle ensemble. | We take off together. |
nous | décollons | Nous décollons tard. | We take off late. |
vous | décollez | Vous décollez ce soir. | You take off tonight. |
ils | décollent | Ils décollent en train. | They take off by train. |
elles | décollent | Elles décollent souvent. | They take off often. |
Other Conjugations for Décoller.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb décoller
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
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décoller
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décoller (this article)
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Décoller – About the French L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense
Forming the Infinitive Present
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
As a Verb’s Dictionary Form
After Modal Verbs
As an Imperative
In Infinitive Clauses
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present Tense
Future Tense
Conditional Tense
Passé Composé
Imperfect Tense
Subjunctive and Conditional Moods
Summary
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