Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décoller
Introduction to the verb décoller
The English translation of the French verb décoller is “to take off” or “to unstick.” It is pronounced as “day-koh-lay” in its infinitive form.
The word décoller comes from the French prefix “dé-” which means “un-” or “to undo” and the verb “coller” which means “to stick.” It can also be traced back to the Latin word “collo” meaning “to glue” or “to adhere.”
In everyday French, décoller is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is the compound past tense used to describe an action that happened before another action in the past.
Here are three simple examples of décoller used in the Passé Antérieur tense, with their respective English translations:
- J’ai décollé de Paris avant que mon ami n’arrive. (I took off from Paris before my friend arrived.)
- Nous avons décollé à temps pour éviter les retards. (We took off on time to avoid any delays.)
- Elle avait décollé ses mains du mur quand je suis entré dans la pièce. (She had unstuck her hands from the wall when I entered the room.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of décoller
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eus | J’eus décollé | I had taken off |
tu | tu eus | Tu eus décollé | You had taken off |
il | il eut | Il eut décollé | He had taken off |
elle | elle eut | Elle eut décollé | She had taken off |
on | on eut | On eut décollé | One had taken off |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes décollé | We had taken off |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes décollé | You had taken off |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent décollé | They had taken off |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent décollé | They had taken off |
Other Conjugations for Décoller.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb décoller
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décoller
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décoller
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décoller
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décoller
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décoller
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décoller
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décoller (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décoller
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décoller
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décoller
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décoller
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décoller
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décoller
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décoller
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décoller
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décoller
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Décoller – 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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