Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaper
Introduction to the verb décaper
The English translation of the French verb décaper is “to strip” or “to remove.” It is pronounced as “day-kah-pay.”
The word décaper has a Latin origin, derived from the word “capere” which means “to take.” It entered the French language in the 16th century.
In everyday French, décaper is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is a past tense used to describe an action that was completed before another past action. This tense is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the Imparfait tense followed by the past participle of the verb.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in the Passé Antérieur tense, with their respective English translations:
- J’ai décapé la peinture avant de repeindre la pièce. (I stripped the paint before repainting the room.)
- Elle a décapé la vieille table en bois pour la restaurer. (She stripped the old wooden table to restore it.)
- Nous avons décapé le sol de la cuisine avant de poser le carrelage. (We stripped the kitchen floor before laying the tiles.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of décaper
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eus décapé | J’eus décapé le mur | I had stripped the wall |
tu | tu eus décapé | Tu eus décapé le mur | You had stripped the wall |
il | il eut décapé | Il eut décapé le mur | He had stripped the wall |
elle | elle eut décapé | Elle eut décapé le mur | She had stripped the wall |
on | on eut décapé | On eut décapé le mur | One had stripped the wall |
nous | nous eûmes décapé | Nous eûmes décapé le mur | We had stripped the wall |
vous | vous eûtes décapé | Vous eûtes décapé le mur | You had stripped the wall |
ils | ils eurent décapé | Ils eurent décapé le mur | They had stripped the wall |
elles | elles eurent décapé | Elles eurent décapé le mur | They had stripped the wall |
Other Conjugations for Décaper.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb décaper
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaper
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaper
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaper
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaper
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaper
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaper
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaper (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaper
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaper
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaper
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaper
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaper
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaper
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaper
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaper
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaper
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Décaper – 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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