Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaféiner
Introduction to the verb décaféiner
The English translation of the French verb décaféiner is “to decaffeinate.” It is pronounced as “day-cah-fay-nay.”
Décaféiner comes from the French word “caféine,” meaning caffeine, and the prefix “de,” meaning to remove. It is most often used in everyday French as a synonym for “to remove caffeine” or “to make something caffeine-free.”
In the Passé Antérieur tense, décaféiner is used to talk about actions that were completed in the past before another past action. It is formed by using the auxiliary verbs avoir or être in the Passé Simple tense, followed by the past participle of décaféiner.
Here are three simple examples of décaféiner in the Passé Antérieur tense with their English translations:
- J’avais décaféiné le café avant de le servir. (I had decaffeinated the coffee before serving it.)
- Elle était décaféinée depuis longtemps avant de commencer à se sentir mieux. (She had been decaffeinated for a long time before starting to feel better.)
- Nous avions décaféiné toutes nos boissons pour éviter les effets secondaires. (We had decaffeinated all our drinks to avoid the side effects.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of décaféiner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse décaféiné | I had decaffeinated |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses décaféiné | You had decaffeinated |
il | il eût | Il eût décaféiné | He had decaffeinated |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût décaféiné | She had decaffeinated |
on | on eût | On eût décaféiné | One had decaffeinated |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes décaféiné | We had decaffeinated |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes décaféiné | You had decaffeinated |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent décaféiné | They had decaffeinated |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent décaféiné | They had decaffeinated |
Other Conjugations for Décaféiner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb décaféiner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaféiner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaféiner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaféiner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaféiner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaféiner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaféiner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaféiner (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaféiner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaféiner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaféiner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaféiner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaféiner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaféiner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaféiner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaféiner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaféiner
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Décaféiner – 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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