Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décalcifier
Introduction to the verb décalcifier
The English translation of the French verb décalcifier is “to decalcify.” It is pronounced as “day-kal-see-fee-ay.”
The word décalcifier is derived from the French prefix “dé-” meaning “remove” or “undo” and the word “calcium,” indicating the action of removing calcium. In everyday French, décalcifier is most often used to describe the process of removing calcium deposits from something, such as appliances or pipes.
In the Passé Antérieur tense, décalcifier is used to describe an action that was completed before another action in the past. For example:
- J’ai décalcifié la cafetière avant de préparer le café. (I decalcified the coffee maker before making coffee.)
- Ils avaient déjà décalcifié les toilettes avant que je n’arrive. (They had already decalcified the toilets before I arrived.)
- Elle eut décalcifié les carafes avant que le vin ne soit servi. (She had decalcified the pitchers before the wine was served.)
In all of these examples, the action of décalcifier was completed before the main action in the past, indicated by the use of “avant” (before) or “avant que” (before that). The Passé Antérieur tense is rarely used in spoken French, but is more commonly found in written or formal language.
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of décalcifier
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | J’eus décalcifié | J’eus décalcifié | I had decalcified |
tu | Tu eus décalcifié | Tu eus décalcifié | You had decalcified |
il | Il eut décalcifié | Il eut décalcifié | He had decalcified |
elle | Elle eut décalcifiée | Elle eut décalcifiée | She had decalcified |
on | On eut décalcifié | On eut décalcifié | One had decalcified |
nous | Nous eûmes décalcifié | Nous eûmes décalcifié | We had decalcified |
vous | Vous eûtes décalcifié | Vous eûtes décalcifié | You had decalcified |
ils | Ils eurent décalcifié | Ils eurent décalcifié | They had decalcified |
elles | Elles eurent décalcifiées | Elles eurent décalcifiées | They had decalcified |
Other Conjugations for Décalcifier.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb décalcifier
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décalcifier
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décalcifier
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décalcifier
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décalcifier
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décalcifier
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décalcifier
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décalcifier (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décalcifier
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décalcifier
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décalcifier
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décalcifier
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décalcifier
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décalcifier
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décalcifier
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décalcifier
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Décalcifier – 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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