Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaisser
Introduction to the verb décaisser
The English translation of the French verb décaisser is “to dig out” or “to excavate.” It is pronounced as “day-kay-say.”
Décaisser comes from the French word “caisse,” meaning “box” or “case,” with the prefix “dé-” meaning “out.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) tense to talk about an action that was completed in the past.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense, with their respective English translations:
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J’ai décaissé le terrain pour y construire une piscine. (I dug out the ground to build a swimming pool.)
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Nous avons décaissé le mur pour y insérer des étagères. (We excavated the wall to insert shelves.)
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Ils ont décaissé une partie de leur jardin pour y planter des légumes. (They dug out a part of their garden to plant vegetables.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of décaisser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai décaissé | J’ai décaissé l’argent. | I withdrew the money. |
tu | as décaissé | Tu as décaissé tes économies. | You withdrew your savings. |
il | a décaissé | Il a décaissé la somme demandée. | He withdrew the requested amount. |
elle | a décaissé | Elle a décaissé pour payer ses dettes. | She withdrew to pay her debts. |
on | a décaissé | On a décaissé pour réaliser le projet. | We withdrew to carry out the project. |
nous | avons décaissé | Nous avons décaissé les fonds nécessaires. | We withdrew the necessary funds. |
vous | avez décaissé | Vous avez décaissé pour acheter une voiture. | You withdrew to buy a car. |
ils | ont décaissé | Ils ont décaissé une grande somme. | They withdrew a large amount. |
elles | ont décaissé | Elles ont décaissé pour financer leurs études. | They withdrew to finance their studies. |
Other Conjugations for Décaisser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb décaisser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaisser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaisser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaisser (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaisser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaisser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaisser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaisser
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaisser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaisser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaisser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaisser
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaisser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaisser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaisser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaisser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaisser
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Décaisser – About the French Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense
Formation of the Passé Composé
Set the auxiliary verb with either
Conjugate the auxiliary verb
Add the past participle
Common everyday usage patterns
Narrating Past Events
Sequential Actions
Describing Completed Actions
Interactions with other tenses
Imperfect Tense
Conditional and Future Tenses
Summary
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