Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décrêper
Introduction to the verb décrêper
The English translation of the French verb décrêper is “to untangle” or “to detangle.” It is pronounced as “dey-kreh-pey.”
Décrêper comes from the combination of the prefix “dé-“, which indicates a reversal or negative action, and the word “crêpe,” which means “wrinkle” or “kink.” In everyday French, décrêper is commonly used in its infinitive or past tense forms to mean “to untangle” or “to smooth out.” It can also refer to removing knots or tangles from hair or fabric.
In the Passé Antérieur tense, décrêper is used to indicate an action that was completed before another action in the past. Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense, with their respective English translations:
- J’ai décrêpé mes cheveux avant de me coiffer. (I untangled my hair before styling it.)
- Elle avait décrêpé les fils de laine avant de les tricoter. (She had untangled the wool threads before knitting them.)
- Nous avons décrêpé les branches pour qu’elles ne se croisent pas. (We untangled the branches so they wouldn’t cross.)
In all of these examples, décrêper is used to indicate an action that was done before another action. It is commonly used in everyday speech and can also be used in written or formal contexts.
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of décrêper
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse décrêpé | I had uncurled |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses décrêpé | You had uncurled |
il | il eût | Il eût décrêpé | He had uncurled |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût décrêpé | She had uncurled |
on | on eût | On eût décrêpé | One had uncurled |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes décrêpé | We had uncurled |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes décrêpé | You had uncurled |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent décrêpé | They had uncurled |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent décrêpé | They had uncurled |
Other Conjugations for Décrêper.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb décrêper
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décrêper
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décrêper
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décrêper
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décrêper
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décrêper
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décrêper
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décrêper (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décrêper
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décrêper
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décrêper
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décrêper
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décrêper
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décrêper
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décrêper
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décrêper
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décrêper
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Décrêper – 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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