Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décontracter
Introduction to the verb décontracter
The English translation of the French verb décontracter is “to relax” or “to loosen up.” It is pronounced as “day-kon-trak-tay.”
Décontracter comes from the French word “contracter,” meaning “to contract.” The prefix “dé-” indicates a reversal of the action, making “décontracter” mean “to uncontract” or “to relax.”
In everyday French, décontracter is most often used to describe the action of physically or mentally relaxing, letting go of tension or stress. It is also commonly used in a figurative sense to describe someone who has a relaxed and carefree attitude.
Examples in the Passé Antérieur tense:
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J’ai décontracté mes muscles après une longue journée de travail. (I relaxed my muscles after a long day at work.)
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Elle s’est décontractée en écoutant de la musique. (She relaxed by listening to music.)
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Nous nous sommes décontractés en buvant du vin et en bavardant avec des amis. (We relaxed by drinking wine and chatting with friends.)
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I relaxed my muscles after a long day at work.
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She relaxed by listening to music.
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We relaxed by drinking wine and chatting with friends.
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of décontracter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eus décontracté | J’eus décontracté | I had relaxed |
tu | tu eus décontracté | Tu eus décontracté | You had relaxed |
il | il eut décontracté | Il eut décontracté | He had relaxed |
elle | elle eut décontractée | Elle eut décontractée | She had relaxed |
on | on eut décontracté | On eut décontracté | One had relaxed |
nous | nous eûmes décontracté | Nous eûmes décontracté | We had relaxed |
vous | vous eûtes décontracté | Vous eûtes décontracté | You had relaxed |
ils | ils eurent décontracté | Ils eurent décontracté | They had relaxed |
elles | elles eurent décontracté | Elles eurent décontracté | They had relaxed |
Other Conjugations for Décontracter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb décontracter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décontracter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décontracter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décontracter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décontracter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décontracter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décontracter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décontracter (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décontracter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décontracter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décontracter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décontracter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décontracter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décontracter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décontracter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décontracter
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Décontracter – 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)
Summary
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