Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décarburer
Introduction to the verb décarburer
The English translation of the French verb décarburer is “to decarbonize.” It is pronounced as “day-kar-buh-ray.”
Décarburer comes from the French word “carbone,” meaning “carbon,” and the suffix “-er,” which is used to form verbs. It is most often used in everyday French to describe the process of removing carbon or reducing the amount of carbon in something, such as a fuel or gas.
In the Plus-que-parfait tense, décarburer is used to describe an action that had already been completed in the past. Here are three examples of its usage in this tense:
- Nous avions décarburé le carburant avant de le mettre dans la voiture. (We had decarbonized the fuel before putting it in the car.)
- Tu avais décarburé l’air avant de le respirer. (You had decarbonized the air before breathing it.)
- Ils avaient décarburé l’eau avant de la boire. (They had decarbonized the water before drinking it.)
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of décarburer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais décarburé | J’avais décarburé la voiture. | I had decarbonized the car. |
tu | tu avais décarburé | Tu avais décarburé le moteur. | You had decarbonized the engine. |
il | il avait décarburé | Il avait décarburé le réservoir. | He had decarbonized the tank. |
elle | elle avait décarburé | Elle avait décarburé le carburateur. | She had decarbonized the carburetor. |
on | on avait décarburé | On avait décarburé la moto. | One had decarbonized the motorcycle. |
nous | nous avions décarburé | Nous avions décarburé le bateau. | We had decarbonized the boat. |
vous | vous aviez décarburé | Vous aviez décarburé le tracteur. | You had decarbonized the tractor. |
ils | ils avaient décarburé | Ils avaient décarburé le camion. | They had decarbonized the truck. |
elles | elles avaient décarburé | Elles avaient décarburé l’avion. | They had decarbonized the plane. |
Other Conjugations for Décarburer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb décarburer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décarburer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décarburer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décarburer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décarburer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décarburer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décarburer (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décarburer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décarburer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décarburer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décarburer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décarburer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décarburer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décarburer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décarburer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décarburer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décarburer
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Décarburer – 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
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