Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépiquer
Introduction to the verb dépiquer
The English translation of the French verb dépiquer is “to unstick/to detach.” It is pronounced as “day-pee-kay.”
Dépiquer comes from the French word “piquer” which means “to stick/to attach.” The prefix “dé” adds the meaning of “un-” or “de-” to the verb, making dépiquer mean “to unstick/to detach.”
In everyday French, dépiquer is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is the past tense for actions that were completed before another past action. This tense is often used in literary or formal contexts.
Examples of dépiquer in the Passé Antérieur tense:
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Je dépiquai l’affiche après qu’elle eut été collée sur le mur. (I unglued the poster after it had been stuck on the wall.)
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Tu dépiquas les étiquettes avant de les mettre dans le sac. (You removed the labels before putting them in the bag.)
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Il dépiqua le tableau après qu’il eut été accroché au mur. (He took down the painting after it had been hung on the wall.)
-Note: The passé antérieur tense is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the present tense, followed by the past participle of the verb. In these examples, the past participle of dépiquer is “dépiqué” and it agrees in gender and number with the subject.
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of dépiquer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eus | J’eus dépiqué | I had depicked |
tu | tu eus | Tu eus dépiqué | You had depicked |
il | il eut | Il eut dépiqué | He had depicked |
elle | elle eut | Elle eut dépiqué | She had depicked |
on | on eut | On eut dépiqué | One had depicked |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes dépiqué | We had depicked |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes dépiqué | You had depicked |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent dépiqué | They had depicked |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent dépiqué | They had depicked |
Other Conjugations for Dépiquer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dépiquer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépiquer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépiquer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépiquer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépiquer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépiquer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépiquer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépiquer (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépiquer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépiquer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépiquer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépiquer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépiquer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépiquer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépiquer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépiquer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépiquer
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Dépiquer – 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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