Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb découpler
Introduction to the verb découpler
The English translation of the French verb découpler is “to decouple.” It is pronounced as [de.ku.ple].
The verb découpler comes from the French word “couple” meaning “couple” or “pair.” So, découpler literally means “to uncouple” or “to separate from a pair.” In everyday French, découpler is most often used as a transitive verb in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is the past tense for actions that occurred before another past action. It is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the past tense, followed by the past participle of découpler.
Examples:
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J’ai découplé les wagons du train avant qu’il ne s’arrête à la gare.
[I decoupled the train cars before it stopped at the station.] -
Elle a découplé son téléphone de sa montre pour le charger.
[She decoupled her phone from her watch to charge it.] -
Nous nous sommes découplés de notre groupe pour explorer la ville seuls.
[We decoupled ourselves from our group to explore the city on our own.]
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of découpler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eus | J’eus découplé | I had uncoupled |
tu | tu eus | Tu eus découplé | You had uncoupled |
il | il eut | Il eut découplé | He had uncoupled |
elle | elle eut | Elle eut découplé | She had uncoupled |
on | on eut | On eut découplé | One had uncoupled |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes découplé | We had uncoupled |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes découplé | You had uncoupled |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent découplé | They had uncoupled |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent découplé | They had uncoupled |
Other Conjugations for Découpler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb découpler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb découpler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb découpler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb découpler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb découpler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb découpler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb découpler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb découpler (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb découpler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb découpler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb découpler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb découpler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb découpler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb découpler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb découpler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb découpler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb découpler
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Découpler – 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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