Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaler
Introduction to the verb décaler
The English translation of the French verb décaler is “to shift” or “to move.” The infinitive form, décaler, is pronounced as “dey-kah-lay.”
Décaler comes from the Latin word “calare,” meaning “to call,” and the prefix “de-,” which indicates a reversal or movement away from something. In everyday French, décaler is most often used to indicate a movement or change of position, either literally or figuratively. In the Subjonctif Passé tense, it is used to express an action or event that occurred in the past and is considered hypothetical or uncertain.
Here are three simple examples of décaler being used in the Subjonctif Passé tense:
- Je doute que tu aies décalé la réunion. (I doubt that you shifted the meeting.)
- Il est possible que nous ayons décalé nos vacances à cause du mauvais temps. (It is possible that we shifted our vacation plans because of the bad weather.)
- J’aimerais que vous ayez décalé votre rendez-vous pour que nous puissions nous voir. (I would like for you to have shifted your appointment so that we can see each other.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of décaler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie décalé | Je doute que j’aie décalé. | I doubt that I shifted. |
tu | aies décalé | Il est possible que tu aies décalé. | It’s possible you shifted. |
il | ait décalé | Il est important qu’il ait décalé. | It’s important he shifted. |
elle | ait décalé | Elle craint qu’elle ait décalé. | She fears she shifted. |
on | ait décalé | On veut qu’on ait décalé. | We want it to have been shifted. |
nous | ayons décalé | Nous préférons que nous ayons décalé. | We prefer we shifted. |
vous | ayez décalé | Il est préférable que vous ayez décalé. | It’s preferable you shifted. |
ils | aient décalé | Ils doutent qu’ils aient décalé. | They doubt they shifted. |
elles | aient décalé | Elles espèrent qu’elles aient décalé. | They hope they shifted. |
Other Conjugations for Décaler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb décaler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaler (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaler
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Décaler – 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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