Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décalcifier
Introduction to the verb décalcifier
The English translation of the French verb décalcifier is “to decalcify.” The infinitive form is pronounced as “day-kal-see-fee-ay.”
Décalcifier is derived from the French word “calcium,” which means calcium, and the prefix “dé-” which indicates the opposite or removal of something. It is most often used in everyday French to describe the process of removing calcium deposits from an object or surface, such as cleaning a coffee maker or washing machine.
In the Subjonctif Passé tense, décalcifier is used to express a hypothetical or uncertain action that has already happened in the past. Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense, with their respective English translations:
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Il fallait que j’aie décalcifié la bouilloire avant de faire du thé. (I had to have decalcified the kettle before making tea.)
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Je me demande si elle ait décalcifié le lave-vaisselle comme je lui ai demandé. (I wonder if she had decalcified the dishwasher like I asked her to.)
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Il est possible que nous ayons décalcifié la machine à laver trop souvent. (It’s possible that we had decalcified the washing machine too often.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of décalcifier
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie décalcifié | Je doute que j’aie décalcifié. | I doubt that I decalcified. |
tu | aies décalcifié | Il faut que tu aies décalcifié. | You must have decalcified. |
il | ait décalcifié | Il est possible qu’il ait décalcifié. | It’s possible he decalcified. |
elle | ait décalcifié | Elle craint qu’elle ait décalcifié. | She fears she decalcified. |
on | ait décalcifié | On veut qu’on ait décalcifié. | We want it to have been decalcified. |
nous | ayons décalcifié | Espérons que nous ayons décalcifié. | Let’s hope we decalcified. |
vous | ayez décalcifié | Il est important que vous ayez décalcifié. | It’s important that you decalcified. |
ils | aient décalcifié | Ils doutent qu’ils aient décalcifié. | They doubt they decalcified. |
elles | aient décalcifié | Elles préfèrent qu’elles aient décalcifié. | They prefer they decalcified. |
Other Conjugations for Décalcifier.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb décalcifier
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décalcifier
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décalcifier
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décalcifier
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décalcifier
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décalcifier
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décalcifier
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décalcifier
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décalcifier
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décalcifier
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décalcifier (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décalcifier
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décalcifier
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décalcifier
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décalcifier
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décalcifier
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Décalcifier – About the French Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense
Formation of the Subjonctif Passé
Everyday Usage Patterns
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present tense
Future tense
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