Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décalquer
Introduction to the verb décalquer
The English translation of the French verb décalquer is “to trace” or “to copy”. It is pronounced “day-kal-kay”.
Décalquer comes from the French word “calque”, which means “copy”. It is most often used in everyday French in the Passé Composé tense to talk about actions that have been completed in the past.
Three simple examples of décalquer in the Passé Composé tense are:
- J’ai décalqué le dessin de mon frère. (I traced my brother’s drawing.)
- Elle a décalqué l’image sur le papier. (She copied the image onto the paper.)
- Nous avons décalqué les lettres du tableau noir. (We traced the letters from the blackboard.)
Note: In the Passé Composé tense, décalquer is conjugated with the auxiliary verb “avoir” and the past participle “décalqué”.
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of décalquer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai décalqué | J’ai décalqué le dessin. | I traced the drawing. |
tu | as décalqué | Tu as décalqué la photo. | You traced the photo. |
il | a décalqué | Il a décalqué le modèle. | He traced the model. |
elle | a décalqué | Elle a décalqué le motif. | She traced the pattern. |
on | a décalqué | On a décalqué le logo. | We traced the logo. |
nous | avons décalqué | Nous avons décalqué les contours. | We traced the outlines. |
vous | avez décalqué | Vous avez décalqué le texte. | You traced the text. |
ils | ont décalqué | Ils ont décalqué le dessin animé. | They traced the cartoon. |
elles | ont décalqué | Elles ont décalqué la carte. | They traced the map. |
Other Conjugations for Décalquer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb décalquer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décalquer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décalquer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décalquer (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décalquer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décalquer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décalquer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décalquer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décalquer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décalquer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décalquer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décalquer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décalquer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décalquer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décalquer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décalquer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décalquer
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Décalquer – 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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