Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaper
Introduction to the verb décaper
The English translation of the French verb décaper is “to strip” or “to clean.” It is pronounced as “deh-kah-peh” in its infinitive form.
The word décaper comes from the French word “cape,” meaning “coat” or “layer.” It can also be traced back to the Latin word “capere,” meaning “to take.”
In everyday French, décaper is most often used in the Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past perfect tense in English. This tense is used to express an action that was completed before another past action. It is formed with the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the imperfect tense, followed by the past participle of the verb.
Here are three simple examples of décaper used in the Plus-que-parfait tense:
- J’avais décaper la vieille peinture avant de commencer à repeindre le mur. (I had stripped the old paint before starting to repaint the wall.)
- Les nettoyeurs avaient décaper le sol avec un produit chimique très fort. (The cleaners had stripped the floor with a very strong chemical product.)
- Nous étions arrivés trop tard pour voir le sol décaper par les ouvriers. (We had arrived too late to see the floor stripped by the workers.)
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of décaper
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais décapé | J’avais décapé la vieille peinture. | I had stripped the old paint. |
tu | tu avais décapé | Tu avais décapé la table en bois. | You had stripped the wooden table. |
il | il avait décapé | Il avait décapé le mur en plâtre. | He had stripped the plaster wall. |
elle | elle avait décapé | Elle avait décapé les meubles en métal. | She had stripped the metal furniture. |
on | on avait décapé | On avait décapé le plancher en bois. | One had stripped the wooden floor. |
nous | nous avions décapé | Nous avions décapé les portes en bois. | We had stripped the wooden doors. |
vous | vous aviez décapé | Vous aviez décapé les fenêtres en aluminium. | You had stripped the aluminum windows. |
ils | ils avaient décapé | Ils avaient décapé les murs en pierre. | They had stripped the stone walls. |
elles | elles avaient décapé | Elles avaient décapé les escaliers en marbre. | They had stripped the marble stairs. |
Other Conjugations for Décaper.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb décaper
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaper
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaper
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaper
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaper
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaper
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaper (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaper
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaper
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaper
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaper
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaper
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaper
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaper
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaper
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaper
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaper
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Décaper – About the French Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense
Tense Formation
Common everyday usage patterns
Sequencing of past events
Background information
Hypothetical or reported speech
Interactions with other tenses
Summary
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