Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décarrer
Introduction to the verb décarrer
The English translation of décarrer is “to uncouple” or “to unhook.” The infinitive form is pronounced as “deh-kah-reh.”
Décarrer comes from the French word “carré,” which means “square” or “box.” The prefix “dé-” adds the meaning of “undoing” or “taking apart.” This verb is most often used in everyday French in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is the literary past tense used to describe an action that occurred before another action in the past.
Examples:
- Nous avons décarré le train avant qu’il ne parte. (We uncoupled the train before it left.)
- Tu as décarré la remorque après avoir fait le chargement. (You unhooked the trailer after loading it.)
- Ils avaient décarré les wagons quand la grève a commencé. (They had uncoupled the train cars when the strike started.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of décarrer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse décarré | I had derailed |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses décarré | You had derailed |
il | il eût | Il eût décarré | He had derailed |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût décarré | She had derailed |
on | on eût | On eût décarré | One had derailed |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes décarré | We had derailed |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes décarré | You had derailed |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent décarré | They had derailed |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent décarré | They had derailed |
Other Conjugations for Décarrer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb décarrer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décarrer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décarrer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décarrer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décarrer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décarrer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décarrer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décarrer (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décarrer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décarrer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décarrer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décarrer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décarrer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décarrer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décarrer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décarrer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décarrer
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Décarrer – 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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