Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décarrer
Introduction to the verb décarrer
The English translation of the French verb décarrer is “to unblock” or “to remove obstacles.” The infinitive form of décarrer is pronounced as “deh-kah-reh.”
Décarrer originates from the combination of the prefix “dé-” (indicating reversal or removal) and the verb “carrer” (meaning to block or obstruct). In everyday French, décarrer is commonly used in the Passé Simple tense to describe actions that were unblocked or cleared in the past.
Here are three simple examples of décarrer in the Passé Simple tense, along with their English translations:
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Les ouvriers décarrèrent la route pour faciliter le passage des véhicules.
(The workers unblocked the road to facilitate vehicle passage.) -
Il décarrèrent les canalisations afin de réparer la fuite d’eau.
(They unblocked the pipes to repair the water leak.) -
Elle décarrèrent le chemin en enlevant les branches tombées.
(She unblocked the path by removing the fallen branches.)
Note: The Passé Simple tense is primarily used in written French, particularly in literature and formal writing, and is less commonly used in everyday spoken language.
Table of the Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of décarrer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | décarrai | Je décarrai la voiture. | I uncoupled the car. |
Tu | décarras | Tu décarras le wagon. | You uncoupled the wagon. |
Il | décarra | Il décarra le train. | He uncoupled the train. |
Elle | décarra | Elle décarra la locomotive. | She uncoupled the locomotive. |
On | décarra | On décarra le camion. | One uncoupled the truck. |
Nous | décarrâmes | Nous décarrâmes les wagons. | We uncoupled the wagons. |
Vous | décarrâtes | Vous décarrâtes le chariot. | You uncoupled the cart. |
Ils | décarrèrent | Ils décarrèrent le métro. | They uncoupled the subway. |
Elles | décarrèrent | Elles décarrèrent la remorque. | They (feminine) uncoupled the trailer. |
Other Conjugations for Décarrer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb décarrer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décarrer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décarrer (You’re reading it right now!)
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décarrer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décarrer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décarrer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décarrer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décarrer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décarrer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décarrer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décarrer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décarrer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décarrer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décarrer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décarrer
Conditionnel Passé II (Conditional Past II) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décarrer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décarrer
L’impératif Passé (Imperative Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décarrer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décarrer
L’infinitif Passé (Infinitive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décarrer
Le Participe Présent (Present Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décarrer
Le Participe Passé (Past Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décarrer
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Décarrer – About the French Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense
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Interactions with other tenses
Passé Composé
Imparfait
Conditional and Subjunctive
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