Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décrêper
Introduction to the verb décrêper
The English translation of the French verb décrêper is “to untangle” or “to smooth out.” The infinitive form is pronounced as “dey-kreh-pey.”
The word décrêper comes from the French prefix “de-” meaning “down” and the verb “crêper” meaning “to tangle” or “to crease.” Together, they form the verb décrêper, which refers to the action of undoing or smoothing out tangles or creases.
In everyday French, décrêper is most often used in the Subjonctif Passé tense, which is used to express a hypothetical or uncertain action in the past. It is formed by combining the subjunctive form of the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être,” depending on the verb, with the past participle of décrêper (décrêpé).
Here are three simple examples of décrêper in the Subjonctif Passé tense with their respective English translations:
- J’aurais aimé que tu aies décrêpé tes cheveux avant la soirée.
(I wish you had untangled your hair before the party.) - Il est possible que nous ayons décrêpé nos vêtements après la course.
(It is possible that we untangled our clothes after the race.) - Je doute qu’il ait décrêpé son écharpe avant de sortir.
(I doubt he untangled his scarf before going out.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of décrêper
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie décrêpé | Je souhaite que j’aie décrêpé. | I wish I had uncurled. |
tu | aies décrêpé | Il faut que tu aies décrêpé. | You must have uncurled. |
il | ait décrêpé | Il est possible qu’il ait décrêpé. | It’s possible he uncurled. |
elle | ait décrêpé | Elle craint qu’elle ait décrêpé. | She fears she uncurled. |
on | ait décrêpé | On veut qu’on ait décrêpé. | We want it to have been uncurled. |
nous | ayons décrêpé | J’espère que nous ayons décrêpé. | I hope we uncurled. |
vous | ayez décrêpé | Il est important que vous ayez décrêpé. | It’s important that you uncurled. |
ils | aient décrêpé | Ils doutent qu’ils aient décrêpé. | They doubt they uncurled. |
elles | aient décrêpé | Elles préfèrent qu’elles aient décrêpé. | They prefer they uncurled. |
Other Conjugations for Décrêper.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb décrêper
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décrêper
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décrêper
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décrêper
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décrêper
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décrêper
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décrêper
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décrêper
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décrêper
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décrêper
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décrêper (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décrêper
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décrêper
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décrêper
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décrêper
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décrêper
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décrêper
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Décrêper – About the French Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense
Formation of the Subjonctif Passé
Everyday Usage Patterns
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present tense
Future tense
Conditional
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