Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décapoter
Introduction to the verb décapoter
The English translation of the French verb décapoter is “to take the top off,” “to remove the top,” or “to uncover.” The pronunciation of the infinitive form is dey-kah-poh-tay.
Décapoter comes from the combination of the prefix dé- (meaning “off” or “undo”) and the verb capoter (meaning “to put a cap on” or “to cover”). It is most often used in spoken French in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is the past perfect tense. This tense is used to describe an action that took place before another past action.
Example 1: J’ai décapoté la voiture avant de partir en vacances. (I had taken the top off the car before leaving for vacation.)
Example 2: Nous avions décapoté la bouteille de vin avant de commencer à dîner. (We had uncorked the bottle of wine before starting dinner.)
Example 3: Elle avait décapoté son stylo pour écrire une note. (She had uncapped her pen to write a note.)
In these examples, the action of “taking the top off” (décapoter) happened before another past action (partir, commencer, écrire). The Passé Antérieur tense is commonly used in storytelling or recounting past events.
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of décapoter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse décapoté | I had uncapped |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses décapoté | You had uncapped |
il | il eût | Il eût décapoté | He had uncapped |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût décapoté | She had uncapped |
on | on eût | On eût décapoté | One had uncapped |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes décapoté | We had uncapped |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes décapoté | You had uncapped |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent décapoté | They had uncapped |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent décapoté | They had uncapped |
Other Conjugations for Décapoter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb décapoter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décapoter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décapoter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décapoter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décapoter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décapoter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décapoter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décapoter (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décapoter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décapoter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décapoter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décapoter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décapoter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décapoter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décapoter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décapoter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décapoter
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Décapoter – 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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