Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décoffrer
Introduction to the verb décoffrer
The English translation of the French verb décoffrer is “to remove the formwork”. It is pronounced as “dey-koh-fray” in the infinitive form.
The word décoffrer comes from the combination of the prefix “dé-” meaning “to remove” and the noun “coffrage” meaning “formwork”. It is most often used in construction or building contexts to describe the action of removing the temporary structures used to shape and support wet concrete.
In French, décoffrer is conjugated in the Passé Composé tense as “j’ai décoffré” for the first person singular, “tu as décoffré” for the second person singular, “il/elle a décoffré” for the third person singular, “nous avons décoffré” for the first person plural, “vous avez décoffré” for the second person plural, and “ils/elles ont décoffré” for the third person plural.
Here are three simple examples of décoffrer used in the Passé Composé tense with their English translations:
- J’ai décoffré les murs hier. (I removed the formwork from the walls yesterday.)
- Tu as décoffré la dalle ce matin. (You removed the formwork from the slab this morning.)
- Ils ont décoffré les piliers la semaine dernière. (They removed the formwork from the pillars last week.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of décoffrer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai décoffré | J’ai décoffré le mur. | I took off the mold. |
tu | as décoffré | Tu as décoffré le béton. | You took off the concrete. |
il | a décoffré | Il a décoffré le bois. | He took off the wood. |
elle | a décoffré | Elle a décoffré la cloison. | She took off the partition. |
on | a décoffré | On a décoffré l’édifice. | We took off the building. |
nous | avons décoffré | Nous avons décoffré le plafond. | We took off the ceiling. |
vous | avez décoffré | Vous avez décoffré le sol. | You took off the floor. |
ils | ont décoffré | Ils ont décoffré le toit. | They took off the roof. |
elles | ont décoffré | Elles ont décoffré la dalle. | They took off the slab. |
Other Conjugations for Décoffrer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb décoffrer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décoffrer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décoffrer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décoffrer (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décoffrer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décoffrer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décoffrer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décoffrer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décoffrer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décoffrer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décoffrer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décoffrer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décoffrer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décoffrer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décoffrer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décoffrer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décoffrer
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Décoffrer – 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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