Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaper
Introduction to the verb décaper
The English translation of the French verb décaper is “to strip off” or “to remove a layer.” It is pronounced as “day-kah-pay.”
The word décaper comes from the Latin decapare, meaning “to take off the head.” In everyday French, it is most commonly used in the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) tense to indicate an action that was completed in the past.
Here are three examples of its usage in this tense:
- J’ai décaper la vieille peinture des murs. (I stripped the old paint off the walls.)
- Nous avons décaper la couche de vernis sur les meubles en bois. (We removed the layer of varnish from the wooden furniture.)
- Ils ont décaper la rouille des outils pour les rendre comme neufs. (They removed the rust from the tools to make them like new again.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of décaper
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai décapé | J’ai décapé la vieille peinture. | I stripped the old paint. |
tu | as décapé | Tu as décapé le bois. | You stripped the wood. |
il | a décapé | Il a décapé la surface. | He stripped the surface. |
elle | a décapé | Elle a décapé la porte. | She stripped the door. |
on | a décapé | On a décapé les meubles. | We stripped the furniture. |
nous | avons décapé | Nous avons décapé la cuisine. | We stripped the kitchen. |
vous | avez décapé | Vous avez décapé le métal. | You stripped the metal. |
ils | ont décapé | Ils ont décapé les murs. | They stripped the walls. |
elles | ont décapé | Elles ont décapé les escaliers. | They stripped the stairs. |
Other Conjugations for Décaper.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb décaper
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaper
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaper
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaper (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaper
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaper
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaper
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaper
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaper
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaper
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaper
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaper
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaper
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaper
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaper
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaper
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaper
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Décaper – 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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