Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décacheter
Introduction to the verb décacheter
The English translation of the French verb décacheter is “to open (an envelope or package)”. The infinitive form is pronounced as “day-ka-shuh-tay”.
The word décacheter comes from the combination of the prefix “dé-“, meaning “to undo” or “to remove”, and the word “cachet”, meaning “seal”. It is most often used in its past tense form, Passé Antérieur, which is used to talk about actions that were completed before another past action.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in the Passé Antérieur tense, with their respective English translations:
- J’avais décacheté la lettre avant qu’il arrive. (I had opened the letter before he arrived.)
- Quand elle a appelé, j’avais déjà décacheté le colis. (When she called, I had already opened the package.)
- Nous avions décacheté tous les cadeaux avant que les invités arrivent. (We had opened all the gifts before the guests arrived.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of décacheter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eus | J’eus décacheté | I had unstuck |
tu | tu eus | Tu eus décacheté | You had unstuck |
il | il eut | Il eut décacheté | He had unstuck |
elle | elle eut | Elle eut décacheté | She had unstuck |
on | on eut | On eut décacheté | One had unstuck |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes décacheté | We had unstuck |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes décacheté | You had unstuck |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent décacheté | They had unstuck |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent décacheté | They had unstuck |
Other Conjugations for Décacheter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb décacheter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décacheter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décacheter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décacheter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décacheter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décacheter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décacheter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décacheter (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décacheter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décacheter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décacheter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décacheter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décacheter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décacheter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décacheter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décacheter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décacheter
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Décacheter – 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)
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