Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décoller
Introduction to the verb décoller
The English translation of décoller is “to take off” or “to unstick”. The infinitive form is pronounced as “day-koh-lay”.
Décoller is a French verb that comes from the Latin word “colare”, meaning “to stick”. In its most common usage, décoller means to physically lift off or unstick something, but it can also be used in a more figurative sense to mean to detach or separate.
In everyday French, décoller is often used in the Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past perfect tense. This tense is used to describe an action that was completed before another action in the past.
Example 1: J’avais décollé les stickers de ma voiture avant que je parte en vacances. (I had removed the stickers from my car before leaving for vacation.)
Example 2: Tu avais décollé le papier peint avant de peindre les murs. (You had peeled off the wallpaper before painting the walls.)
Example 3: Ils avaient décollé l’affiche pour la mettre à jour. (They had taken down the poster to update it.)
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of décoller
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais décollé | J’avais décollé de l’aéroport. | I had taken off from the airport. |
tu | tu avais décollé | Tu avais décollé de la piste. | You had taken off from the runway. |
il | il avait décollé | Il avait décollé de l’héliport. | He had taken off from the heliport. |
elle | elle avait décollé | Elle avait décollé de la base aérienne. | She had taken off from the air base. |
on | on avait décollé | On avait décollé de la montagne. | One had taken off from the mountain. |
nous | nous avions décollé | Nous avions décollé de la ville. | We had taken off from the city. |
vous | vous aviez décollé | Vous aviez décollé du terrain. | You had taken off from the base. |
ils | ils avaient décollé | Ils avaient décollé de la forêt. | They had taken off from the forest. |
elles | elles avaient décollé | Elles avaient décollé de la mer. | They had taken off from the sea. |
Other Conjugations for Décoller.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb décoller
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décoller
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décoller
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décoller
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décoller
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décoller
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décoller (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décoller
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décoller
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décoller
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décoller
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décoller
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décoller
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décoller
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décoller
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décoller
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décoller
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Décoller – 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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