Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décomprimer
Introduction to the verb décomprimer
The English translation of the French verb décomprimer is “to decompress” or “to unwind”. The infinitive form, décomprimer, is pronounced as “day-kohm-pree-may”.
Décomprimer is a compound verb derived from the prefix dé- and the verb comprimer. The prefix dé- indicates the reversal or removal of the action, while the verb comprimer means “to compress” or “to squeeze”. Therefore, décomprimer can be understood as “to uncompress” or “to release pressure”.
In everyday French, décomprimer is most often used in the Passé Simple tense (Simple Past) to refer to past actions that are completed and usually distant in time. However, the Passé Simple tense is more commonly used in written French, especially in literature, than in spoken language.
Here are three simple examples of décomprimer in the Passé Simple tense, along with their English translations:
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Je décompressai en prenant des vacances.
(I decompressed by taking a vacation.) -
Il décompressa après une longue journée de travail.
(He decompressed after a long day at work.) -
Elle décompressa en pratiquant du yoga.
(She decompressed by practicing yoga.)
These examples demonstrate the use of décomprimer in the Simple Past tense, highlighting actions that occurred in the past and allowed individuals to unwind or relieve stress.
Table of the Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of décomprimer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | décompressai | J’ai décompressé après une longue journée. | I decompressed after a long day. |
Tu | décompressas | Tu décompressas en lisant un livre. | You decompressed by reading a book. |
Il | décompressa | Il décompressa en faisant du sport. | He decompressed by doing sports. |
Elle | décompressa | Elle décompressa en écoutant de la musique. | She decompressed by listening to music. |
On | décompressa | On décompressa en faisant une promenade. | One decompressed by taking a walk. |
Nous | décompressâmes | Nous décompressâmes en regardant un film. | We decompressed by watching a movie. |
Vous | décompressâtes | Vous décompressâtes en prenant des vacances. | You decompressed by taking a vacation. |
Ils | décompressèrent | Ils décompressèrent en faisant une pause. | They decompressed by taking a break. |
Elles | décompressèrent | Elles décompressèrent en faisant du yoga. | They (feminine) decompressed by doing yoga. |
Other Conjugations for Décomprimer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb décomprimer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décomprimer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décomprimer (You’re reading it right now!)
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décomprimer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décomprimer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décomprimer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décomprimer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décomprimer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décomprimer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décomprimer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décomprimer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décomprimer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décomprimer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décomprimer
Conditionnel Passé II (Conditional Past II) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décomprimer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décomprimer
L’impératif Passé (Imperative Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décomprimer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décomprimer
L’infinitif Passé (Infinitive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décomprimer
Le Participe Présent (Present Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décomprimer
Le Participe Passé (Past Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décomprimer
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Décomprimer – 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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