Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décapsuler
Introduction to the verb décapsuler
The English translation of the French verb décapsuler is “to unscrew” or “to remove the cap.” The infinitive form is pronounced as “day-kap-soo-lay.”
Décapsuler is derived from the French word “capsule,” meaning “cap” or “lid,” and the prefix “dé,” which indicates a reversal or removal. It is a regular -er verb and is most often used in every day French to describe the action of removing a cap from a bottle or container, such as a beer bottle or a jar.
In the Passé Antérieur tense, décapsuler is used to describe an action that was completed at a specific point in the past. It is formed by conjugating the auxiliary verb avoir in the passé simple tense and adding the past participle décapsulé.
Example 1: J’ai décapsulé la bouteille de bière. (I unscrewed the bottle of beer.)
Example 2: Tu as décapsulé toutes les bouteilles avant la fête. (You unscrewed all the bottles before the party.)
Example 3: Il a décapsulé le pot de confiture avec difficulté. (He unscrewed the jar of jam with difficulty.)
In all of these examples, décapsuler is used to describe the action of removing a cap or lid from a container in the past. The Passé Antérieur tense emphasizes that this action was completed before another action or event in the past.
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of décapsuler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse décapsulé | I had uncapped |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses décapsulé | You had uncapped |
il | il eût | Il eût décapsulé | He had uncapped |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût décapsulé | She had uncapped |
on | on eût | On eût décapsulé | One had uncapped |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes décapsulé | We had uncapped |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes décapsulé | You had uncapped |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent décapsulé | They had uncapped |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent décapsulé | They had uncapped |
Other Conjugations for Décapsuler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb décapsuler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décapsuler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décapsuler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décapsuler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décapsuler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décapsuler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décapsuler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décapsuler (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décapsuler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décapsuler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décapsuler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décapsuler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décapsuler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décapsuler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décapsuler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décapsuler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décapsuler
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Décapsuler – 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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