Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décarburer
Introduction to the verb décarburer
The English translation of the French verb décarburer is “to decarbonize.” It is pronounced “day-kar-byuh-ray.”
Décarburer comes from the French word “carbone,” meaning “carbon,” and the prefix “dé,” which indicates removal or separation. In everyday French, it is most often used to describe the process of removing carbon from a substance or material.
In the Passé Antérieur tense, décarburer is used to talk about actions that were completed before another past action or event. It is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the Passé Simple tense, followed by the past participle of décarburer.
Here are three examples of décarburer in the Passé Antérieur tense with their English translations:
- J’ai décarburé le moteur avant de le remonter. (I had decarbonized the engine before putting it back together.)
- Elle avait décarburé le carburateur avant que la voiture ne tombe en panne. (She had decarbonized the carburetor before the car broke down.)
- Nous étions décarburés depuis longtemps avant de réaliser que nous avions besoin d’aide. (We had decarbonized a long time ago before realizing we needed help.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of décarburer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse décarburé | I had decarbonized |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses décarburé | You had decarbonized |
il | il eût | Il eût décarburé | He had decarbonized |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût décarburé | She had decarbonized |
on | on eût | On eût décarburé | One had decarbonized |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes décarburé | We had decarbonized |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes décarburé | You had decarbonized |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent décarburé | They had decarbonized |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent décarburé | They had decarbonized |
Other Conjugations for Décarburer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb décarburer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décarburer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décarburer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décarburer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décarburer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décarburer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décarburer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décarburer (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décarburer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décarburer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décarburer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décarburer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décarburer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décarburer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décarburer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décarburer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décarburer
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Décarburer – 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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