Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaver
Introduction to the verb décaver
The English translation of the French verb “décaver” is “to lose (one’s) form” or “to let oneself go.” The infinitive form “décaver” is pronounced as [de-ka-veh].
The language origin of “décaver” can be traced back to the combination of the prefix “dé-” (indicating negation or reverse action) and the verb “caver” (meaning “to dig” or “to hollow out”). In everyday French, “décaver” is commonly used in the Passé Simple tense, which is a literary tense used to express actions in the past.
Here are three simple examples of how “décaver” is used in the Passé Simple tense, along with their English translations:
- Je décavai après avoir arrêté de faire du sport.
(I let myself go after I stopped exercising.) - Tu décavas lorsque tu étais en vacances.
(You lost your form when you were on vacation.) - Il décava après avoir perdu son emploi.
(He let himself go after losing his job.)
Please note that the Passé Simple tense is rarely used in spoken French.
Table of the Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of décaver
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | décavai | Je décavai la bouteille de vin. | I emptied the wine bottle. |
Tu | décavas | Tu décavas les verres. | You emptied the glasses. |
Il | décava | Il décava la bouteille de champagne. | He emptied the champagne bottle. |
Elle | décava | Elle décava la boîte de conserve. | She emptied the can. |
On | décava | On décava les bouteilles. | One emptied the bottles. |
Nous | décavâmes | Nous décavâmes les tasses. | We emptied the cups. |
Vous | décavâtes | Vous décavâtes les contenants. | You emptied the containers. |
Ils | décavèrent | Ils décavèrent les bocaux. | They emptied the jars. |
Elles | décavèrent | Elles décavèrent les carafes. | They (feminine) emptied the carafes. |
Other Conjugations for Décaver.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb décaver
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaver
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaver (You’re reading it right now!)
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaver
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaver
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaver
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaver
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaver
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaver
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaver
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaver
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaver
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaver
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaver
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaver
Conditionnel Passé II (Conditional Past II) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaver
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaver
L’impératif Passé (Imperative Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaver
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaver
L’infinitif Passé (Infinitive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaver
Le Participe Présent (Present Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaver
Le Participe Passé (Past Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaver
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Décaver – 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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