Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décartonner
Introduction to the verb décartonner
The English translation of décartonner is “to unpack.” It is pronounced as “day-kar-ton-nay.”
Décartonner comes from the French word “carton” meaning “cardboard box,” and the prefix “dé-” which indicates the action of removing or undoing something. It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Passé tense, which is used to express a hypothetical action or situation in the past.
Example 1: J’espère que tu aies décartonné tes affaires. (I hope you have unpacked your things.)
Example 2: Il fallait que nous ayons décartonné les cadeaux avant leur arrivée. (We had to have unpacked the gifts before they arrived.)
Example 3: Je suis content que vous ayez décartonné la vaisselle, elle sera utile pour le dîner. (I am glad that you have unpacked the dishes, they will be useful for dinner.)
English translations:
- I hope you have unpacked your things.
- We had to have unpacked the gifts before they arrived.
- I am glad that you have unpacked the dishes, they will be useful for dinner.
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of décartonner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie décartonné | Je suis content que j’aie décartonné. | I am happy that I unpacked. |
tu | aies décartonné | Tu veux que tu aies décartonné. | You want that you unpacked. |
il | ait décartonné | Il est nécessaire qu’il ait décartonné. | It is necessary that he unpacked. |
elle | ait décartonné | Elle craint qu’elle ait décartonné. | She fears she unpacked. |
on | ait décartonné | On veut qu’on ait décartonné. | We want that we unpacked. |
nous | ayons décartonné | Nous espérons que nous ayons décartonné. | We hope that we unpacked. |
vous | ayez décartonné | Il est important que vous ayez décartonné. | It is important that you unpacked. |
ils | aient décartonné | Ils doutent qu’ils aient décartonné. | They doubt they unpacked. |
elles | aient décartonné | Elles préfèrent qu’elles aient décartonné. | They prefer they unpacked. |
Other Conjugations for Décartonner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb décartonner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décartonner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décartonner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décartonner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décartonner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décartonner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décartonner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décartonner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décartonner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décartonner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décartonner (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décartonner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décartonner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décartonner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décartonner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décartonner
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Décartonner – 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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