Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décamper
Introduction to the verb décamper
The English translation of the French verb décamper is “to leave in a hurry” or “to clear out.” It is pronounced as “dey-kahm-pey” in its infinitive form.
Décamper is a compound verb formed from the prefix “dé-” (meaning “away” or “out”) and the verb “camper” (meaning “to camp”). It originated from the Old French word “escamper” which meant “to flee” or “to take flight.” Over time, the prefix “es-” was dropped and the verb evolved to become “décamper.”
In everyday French, décamper is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense to indicate an action that occurred before another action in the past. This tense is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the present tense, followed by the past participle of décamper.
Here are three examples of décamper used in the Passé Antérieur tense with their respective English translations:
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Nous avons décampé avant la tempête. (We left in a hurry before the storm.)
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Après avoir décampé de chez mes parents, j’ai trouvé un appartement à louer. (After leaving my parents’ house in a hurry, I found an apartment to rent.)
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Vous êtes décampés dès que vous avez entendu la nouvelle. (You cleared out as soon as you heard the news.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of décamper
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse décampé | I had left |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses décampé | You had left |
il | il eût | Il eût décampé | He had left |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût décampé | She had left |
on | on eût | On eût décampé | One had left |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes décampé | We had left |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes décampé | You had left |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent décampé | They had left |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent décampé | They had left |
Other Conjugations for Décamper.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb décamper
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décamper
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décamper
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décamper
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décamper
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décamper
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décamper
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décamper (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décamper
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décamper
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décamper
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décamper
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décamper
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décamper
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décamper
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décamper
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décamper
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Décamper – 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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