Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décuver
Introduction to the verb décuver
The English translation of the French verb décuver is “to sober up.” It is pronounced as “de-kuh-vuh.”
The language origin of décuver can be traced back to the combination of two words: “dé-“, which comes from the prefix “dés-” meaning “undo” or “take away,” and “cuve,” meaning “vat” or “tub.” Together, the word décuver can be interpreted as “undoing the effects of alcohol.”
In everyday French, décuver is most commonly used in the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) tense to describe a completed action of sobering up in the past. This tense is formed by using the auxiliary verb avoir and the past participle of décuver (décuvé).
Examples:
- Hier soir, j’ai décuvé avant de rentrer chez moi. (Last night, I sobered up before going home.)
- Nous avons décuvé ensemble après la fête. (We sobered up together after the party.)
- As-tu décuvé complètement après la soirée d’hier? (Did you fully sober up after last night’s party?)
In English, these sentences would be translated as:
- Last night, I sobered up before going home.
- We sobered up together after the party.
- Did you fully sober up after last night’s party?
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of décuver
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai décuver | J’ai décuver la bouteille de vin. | I sobered up the bottle of wine. |
tu | as décuver | Tu as décuver les invités. | You sobered up the guests. |
il | a décuver | Il a décuver la soirée. | He sobered up the party. |
elle | a décuver | Elle a décuver son ami. | She sobered up her friend. |
on | a décuver | On a décuver la fête. | We sobered up the celebration. |
nous | avons décuver | Nous avons décuver la cave. | We sobered up the cellar. |
vous | avez décuver | Vous avez décuver le bar. | You sobered up the bar. |
ils | ont décuver | Ils ont décuver toutes les bouteilles. | They sobered up all the bottles. |
elles | ont décuver | Elles ont décuver le lendemain matin. | They sobered up the next morning. |
Other Conjugations for Décuver.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb décuver
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décuver
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décuver
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décuver (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décuver
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décuver
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décuver
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décuver
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décuver
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décuver
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décuver
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décuver
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décuver
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décuver
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décuver
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décuver
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décuver
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Décuver – 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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