Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déclouer
Introduction to the verb déclouer
The English translation of the French verb déclouer is “to remove nails” or “to unfasten.”
The infinitive form of déclouer is pronounced as “day-kloo-ay.”
Déclouer originates from the French word “clou” meaning “nail.” It is a regular -er verb and is most often used in the Passé Composé tense, which is the equivalent of the English present perfect tense. In this tense, it is used to talk about a completed action in the past.
Some examples of its usage in the Passé Composé tense are:
- J’ai décloué les planches du plancher. (I removed the boards from the floor.)
- Tu as décloué le tableau du mur. (You unfastened the painting from the wall.)
- Ils ont décloué les affiches du mur. (They took down the posters from the wall.)
So, déclouer is commonly used to talk about removing or unfastening objects or materials using nails, such as boards, paintings, or posters.
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of déclouer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai décloué | J’ai décloué le tableau. | I removed the painting. |
tu | as décloué | Tu as décloué la planche. | You removed the plank. |
il | a décloué | Il a décloué la boîte. | He removed the box. |
elle | a décloué | Elle a décloué la photo. | She removed the photo. |
on | a décloué | On a décloué le cadre. | We removed the frame. |
nous | avons décloué | Nous avons décloué le clou. | We removed the nail. |
vous | avez décloué | Vous avez décloué la charpente. | You removed the framework. |
ils | ont décloué | Ils ont décloué le mur. | They removed the wall. |
elles | ont décloué | Elles ont décloué le parquet. | They removed the floorboard. |
Other Conjugations for Déclouer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb déclouer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déclouer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déclouer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déclouer (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déclouer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déclouer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déclouer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déclouer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déclouer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déclouer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déclouer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déclouer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déclouer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déclouer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déclouer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déclouer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déclouer
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Déclouer – 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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