Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décapoter
Introduction to the verb décapoter
The English translation of the French verb décapoter is “to remove the roof” or “to take the top off”. It is often used in reference to convertible cars, when the soft top is removed.
The infinitive form of décapoter is pronounced as “day-kah-poh-tay”.
Décapoter comes from the combination of the prefix “dé-” (meaning “off” or “down”) and the verb “capoter” (meaning “to put a cap on”). Therefore, décapoter literally means “to take the cap off”.
In everyday French, décapoter is most often used in the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) tense to talk about a completed action in the past. It is commonly used when describing the process of removing the roof of a convertible car.
Three examples of décapoter in the Passé Composé tense are:
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Hier, nous avons décapoté la voiture pour profiter du beau temps. (Yesterday, we took the top off the car to enjoy the nice weather.)
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J’ai décapoté ma voiture pour faire une promenade en ville. (I removed the roof of my car to take a drive in the city.)
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Les enfants ont décapoté la voiture et se sont amusés à rouler avec le vent dans les cheveux. (The children took the top off the car and had fun driving with the wind in their hair.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of décapoter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai décapoté | J’ai décapoté ma voiture. | I took the top off my car. |
tu | as décapoté | Tu as décapoté la bouteille. | You uncorked the bottle. |
il | a décapoté | Il a décapoté le stylo. | He uncapped the pen. |
elle | a décapoté | Elle a décapoté le pot de confiture. | She opened the jar of jam. |
on | a décapoté | On a décapoté le toit de la voiture. | We removed the car’s roof. |
nous | avons décapoté | Nous avons décapoté la bière. | We opened the beer. |
vous | avez décapoté | Vous avez décapoté le champagne. | You uncorked the champagne. |
ils | ont décapoté | Ils ont décapoté la bâche. | They removed the tarp. |
elles | ont décapoté | Elles ont décapoté la boîte. | They opened the box. |
Other Conjugations for Décapoter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb décapoter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décapoter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décapoter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décapoter (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décapoter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décapoter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décapoter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décapoter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décapoter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décapoter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décapoter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décapoter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décapoter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décapoter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décapoter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décapoter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décapoter
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Décapoter – 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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