Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) 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-byuh-ray.”
Décarburer comes from the Latin word “carbo,” meaning “coal,” and the prefix “de-“, which indicates removal. In French, it is most often used in the context of removing carbon or carbon dioxide from a substance, such as in the process of refining metals or cleaning car exhaust.
In the Subjonctif Passé tense, décarburer is used to express a hypothetical action that may have already occurred in the past, or to express doubt or uncertainty. Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense with English translations:
- Il est possible que nous ayons décarburé le minerai avant de le fondre. (It is possible we decarbonized the ore before melting it.)
- Je doute qu’ils aient décarburé complètement l’eau avant de la boire. (I doubt they completely decarbonized the water before drinking it.)
- Il faut que j’aie décarburé le moteur avant de le réparer. (I must have decarbonized the engine before repairing it.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of décarburer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie décarburé | Je doute que j’aie décarburé. | I doubt that I decarbonize. |
tu | aies décarburé | Il faut que tu aies décarburé. | You must have decarbonized. |
il | ait décarburé | Il est possible qu’il ait décarburé. | It’s possible he decarbonized. |
elle | ait décarburé | Elle craint qu’elle ait décarburé. | She fears she decarbonized. |
on | ait décarburé | On veut qu’on ait décarburé. | We want it to have been decarbonized. |
nous | ayons décarburé | Espérons que nous ayons décarburé. | Let’s hope we decarbonized. |
vous | ayez décarburé | Il est important que vous ayez décarburé. | It’s important that you decarbonized. |
ils | aient décarburé | Ils doutent qu’ils aient décarburé. | They doubt they decarbonized. |
elles | aient décarburé | Elles préfèrent qu’elles aient décarburé. | They prefer they decarbonized. |
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
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 (this article)
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 Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense
Formation of the Subjonctif Passé
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