Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décoffrer
Introduction to the verb décoffrer
The English translation of the French verb décoffrer is “to take down the scaffolding.” It is pronounced “day-koh-freh.”
Décoffrer is a compound verb formed from the prefix “de-” (meaning “down”) and the verb “coffrer” (meaning “to put up scaffolding”). It is most commonly used in the context of construction or building projects, when it is necessary to remove the scaffolding once the project is complete.
In everyday French, décoffrer is often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is used to talk about completed actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, “J’ai décoffré le bâtiment avant de le peindre” (“I took down the scaffolding before painting the building”).
Here are three simple examples of décoffrer in the Passé Antérieur tense:
- Nous avons décoffré la maison avant de déménager. (We took down the scaffolding before moving in.)
- Tu as décoffré l’échafaudage avant de commencer les travaux. (You took down the scaffolding before starting the work.)
- Ils ont décoffré le pont avant de l’inaugurer. (They took down the scaffolding before inaugurating the bridge.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of décoffrer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eus | J’eus décoffré | I had uncoffred |
tu | tu eus | Tu eus décoffré | You had uncoffred |
il | il eut | Il eut décoffré | He had uncoffred |
elle | elle eut | Elle eut décoffré | She had uncoffred |
on | on eut | On eut décoffré | One had uncoffred |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes décoffré | We had uncoffred |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes décoffré | You had uncoffred |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent décoffré | They had uncoffred |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent décoffré | They had uncoffred |
Other Conjugations for Décoffrer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb décoffrer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décoffrer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décoffrer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décoffrer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décoffrer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décoffrer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décoffrer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décoffrer (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décoffrer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décoffrer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décoffrer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décoffrer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décoffrer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décoffrer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décoffrer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décoffrer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décoffrer
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Décoffrer – 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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