Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décrêper
Introduction to the verb décrêper
The English translation of the French verb décrêper is “to uncurl/fluff out”. The infinitive form is pronounced “day-krep-ay”.
Décrêper comes from the combination of the prefix “dé-“, meaning “undo” or “reverse”, and the verb “crêper”, which means “to curl” or “to crimp”. It is most often used in everyday French in the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) tense to indicate an action that has been completed in the past.
Here are three simple examples of décrêper in the Passé Composé tense:
- J’ai décrêpé mes cheveux avant de sortir. (I uncurled my hair before going out.)
- Elle a décrêpé le tissu avant de le coudre. (She fluffed out the fabric before sewing it.)
- Nous avons décrêpé le tapis pour le nettoyer. (We uncurled the rug to clean it.)
English translations:
- I uncurled my hair before going out.
- She fluffed out the fabric before sewing it.
- We uncurled the rug to clean it.
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of décrêper
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai décrêpé | J’ai décrêpé la pâte. | I uncurled the dough. |
tu | as décrêpé | Tu as décrêpé tes cheveux. | You uncurled your hair. |
il | a décrêpé | Il a décrêpé le papier peint. | He uncurled the wallpaper. |
elle | a décrêpé | Elle a décrêpé le tissu. | She uncurled the fabric. |
on | a décrêpé | On a décrêpé les rideaux. | We uncurled the curtains. |
nous | avons décrêpé | Nous avons décrêpé la crêpe. | We uncurled the crepe. |
vous | avez décrêpé | Vous avez décrêpé la barbe. | You uncurled the beard. |
ils | ont décrêpé | Ils ont décrêpé les feuilles. | They uncurled the leaves. |
elles | ont décrêpé | Elles ont décrêpé les cheveux. | They uncurled their hair. |
Other Conjugations for Décrêper.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb décrêper
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décrêper
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décrêper
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décrêper (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décrêper
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décrêper
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décrêper
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décrêper
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décrêper
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décrêper
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décrêper
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décrêper
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décrêper
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décrêper
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décrêper
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décrêper
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décrêper
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Décrêper – 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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