Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décarbonater
Introduction to the verb décarbonater
The English translation of the French verb décarbonater is “to decarbonate.” It is pronounced as “deh-car-boh-nah-teh” in its infinitive form.
Décarbonater comes from the prefix “dé-“, meaning “remove,” and the word “carbonate,” referring to a chemical compound that contains a carbon atom bonded to three oxygen atoms. In everyday French, décarbonater is typically used in the Plus-que-parfait tense, which corresponds to the past perfect tense in English. This tense is used to describe an action that was completed before another past action or time.
Here are three simple examples of décarbonater used in the Plus-que-parfait tense with their English translations:
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J’avais décarbonaté le soda avant de le boire. (I had decarbonated the soda before drinking it.)
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Tu avais décarbonaté l’eau gazeuse pour la rendre plate. (You had decarbonated the sparkling water to make it flat.)
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Ils avaient décarbonaté le vin pour enlever les bulles. (They had decarbonated the wine to remove the bubbles.)
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of décarbonater
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais décarbonaté | J’avais décarbonaté le moteur. | I had decarbonated the engine. |
tu | tu avais décarbonaté | Tu avais décarbonaté la boisson. | You had decarbonated the drink. |
il | il avait décarbonaté | Il avait décarbonaté le sol. | He had decarbonated the ground. |
elle | elle avait décarbonaté | Elle avait décarbonaté la bouteille. | She had decarbonated the bottle. |
on | on avait décarbonaté | On avait décarbonaté l’eau. | One had decarbonated the water. |
nous | nous avions décarbonaté | Nous avions décarbonaté le vin. | We had decarbonated the wine. |
vous | vous aviez décarbonaté | Vous aviez décarbonaté le soda. | You had decarbonated the soda. |
ils | ils avaient décarbonaté | Ils avaient décarbonaté le lait. | They had decarbonated the milk. |
elles | elles avaient décarbonaté | Elles avaient décarbonaté le jus. | They had decarbonated the juice. |
Other Conjugations for Décarbonater.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb décarbonater
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décarbonater
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décarbonater
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décarbonater
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décarbonater
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décarbonater
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décarbonater (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décarbonater
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décarbonater
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décarbonater
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décarbonater
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décarbonater
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décarbonater
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décarbonater
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décarbonater
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décarbonater
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Décarbonater – 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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