Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décolleter
Introduction to the verb décolleter
The English translation of the French verb décolleter is “to unbutton” or “to unfasten” in the context of unfastening a piece of clothing, particularly a collar or neckline. It can also mean “to unstick” in a more general sense.
The infinitive form of décolleter is pronounced as “day-koh-leh-tay”.
The word décolleter is derived from the French prefix “dé-” meaning “undo” or “reverse” and the word “collet” meaning “collar”. It originally referred to the action of unfastening a collar, but has since come to include unfastening other types of clothing as well.
In everyday French, décolleter is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is a past tense used to describe an action that occurred before another past action. It is formed by combining the passé composé of the auxiliary verb (avoir or être) with the past participle of décolleter (décolleté).
Here are three simple examples of décolleter used in the Passé Antérieur tense, along with their English translations:
- J’ai décolleté ma chemise avant de sortir de la maison. (I unbuttoned my shirt before leaving the house.)
- Elle a décolleté son col roulé pour se rafraîchir. (She unfastened her turtleneck to cool off.)
- Nous avons décollé nos chaussures après une longue journée de travail. (We took off our shoes after a long day of work.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of décolleter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eus décollé | J’eus décollé le papier | I had removed the paper |
tu | tu eus décollé | Tu eus décollé le papier | You had removed the paper |
il | il eut décollé | Il eut décollé le papier | He had removed the paper |
elle | elle eut décollé | Elle eut décollé le papier | She had removed the paper |
on | on eut décollé | On eut décollé le papier | One had removed the paper |
nous | nous eûmes décollé | Nous eûmes décollé le papier | We had removed the paper |
vous | vous eûtes décollé | Vous eûtes décollé le papier | You had removed the paper |
ils | ils eurent décollé | Ils eurent décollé le papier | They had removed the paper |
elles | elles eurent décollé | Elles eurent décollé le papier | They had removed the paper |
Other Conjugations for Décolleter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb décolleter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décolleter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décolleter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décolleter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décolleter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décolleter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décolleter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décolleter (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décolleter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décolleter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décolleter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décolleter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décolleter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décolleter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décolleter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décolleter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décolleter
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Décolleter – 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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