Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décintrer
Introduction to the verb décintrer
The English translation of the French verb décintrer is “to unstrap” or “to loosen a belt or strap”. It is pronounced as “day-sahn-treer” in its infinitive form.
Décintrer is derived from the prefix “dé-“, meaning “un” or “undo”, and the verb “ceinturer”, which means “to strap or belt”. It is used in everyday French to describe the action of unfastening or loosening a belt or strap, typically on clothing or equipment.
In the Passé Antérieur tense, décintrer is used to describe an action that occurred before another past action. It is formed by conjugating the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the Passé Simple tense and adding the past participle of décintrer.
Here are three simple examples of décintrer in the Passé Antérieur tense:
- J’avais décintré ma robe avant de rentrer chez moi. (I had unstrapped my dress before going back home.)
- Il fut surpris de voir que son sac à dos était décintré. (He was surprised to see that his backpack was unstrapped.)
- Les cavaliers avaient décintré leurs chevaux après leur longue randonnée. (The riders had loosened their horses’ straps after their long hike.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of décintrer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | je décintrai | J’ai décintré | I had unbelted |
tu | tu décintras | Tu as décintré | You had unbelted |
il | il décintra | Il a décintré | He had unbelted |
elle | elle décintra | Elle a décintré | She had unbelted |
on | on décintra | On a décintré | One had unbelted |
nous | nous décintrâmes | Nous avons décintré | We had unbelted |
vous | vous décintrâtes | Vous avez décintré | You had unbelted |
ils | ils décintrèrent | Ils ont décintré | They had unbelted |
elles | elles décintrèrent | Elles ont décintré | They had unbelted |
Other Conjugations for Décintrer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb décintrer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décintrer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décintrer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décintrer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décintrer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décintrer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décintrer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décintrer (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décintrer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décintrer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décintrer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décintrer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décintrer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décintrer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décintrer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décintrer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décintrer
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Décintrer – 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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