Key facts

Déchausser

To take off shoes · to take off shoes/to expose roots

B1Regular
Stem
déchauss
Past participle
déchaussé

Examples

Je déchausse Paul.

I take Paul's shoes off.

Il ne déchausse pas son fils.

He doesn't take his son's shoes off.

Nous déchaussions.

We were taking shoes off.

Nous avons déchaussé.

We took our shoes off.

Présent

Indicative present — everyday actions, ongoing situations, and habits; the tense you rely on most in conversation.

Group 1
Jedéchausse
Itake off shoes
Tudéchausses
Youtake off shoes
Ildéchausse
Hetakes off shoes
Nousdéchaussons
Wetake off shoes
Vousdéchaussez
Youtake off shoes
Ilsdéchaussent
Theytake off shoes

Futur proche

Near future with aller + infinitive — what you are about to do, very soon after the moment of speaking.

Jevais déchausser
Iam going to take off shoes
Tuvas déchausser
Youare going to take off shoes
Ilva déchausser
Heis going to take off shoes
Nousallons déchausser
Weare going to take off shoes
Vousallez déchausser
Youare going to take off shoes
Ilsvont déchausser
Theyare going to take off shoes

Passé récent

Recent past with venir de + infinitive — something that has just finished, still fresh in the speaker’s mind.

Jeviens de déchausser
Ihave just take off shoes
Tuviens de déchausser
Youhave just take off shoes
Ilvient de déchausser
Hehas just take off shoes
Nousvenons de déchausser
Wehave just take off shoes
Vousvenez de déchausser
Youhave just take off shoes
Ilsviennent de déchausser
Theyhave just take off shoes

Passé composé

Compound past with être or avoir + past participle — completed, one-off events and the backbone of spoken storytelling.

J'ai déchaussé
Ihave take off shoes
Tuas déchaussé
Youhave take off shoes
Ila déchaussé
Hehas take off shoes
Nousavons déchaussé
Wehave take off shoes
Vousavez déchaussé
Youhave take off shoes
Ilsont déchaussé
Theyhave take off shoes

Conditionnel présent

Conditional mood — polite requests, imagined outcomes, and what would happen under certain conditions.

Jedéchausserais
Iwould take off shoes
Tudéchausserais
Youwould take off shoes
Ildéchausserait
Hewould take off shoes
Nousdéchausserions
Wewould take off shoes
Vousdéchausseriez
Youwould take off shoes
Ilsdéchausseraient
Theywould take off shoes

Futur simple

Simple future — often more formal or literary than the near future; states intentions farther ahead in time.

Jedéchausserai
Iwill take off shoes
Tudéchausseras
Youwill take off shoes
Ildéchaussera
Hewill take off shoes
Nousdéchausserons
Wewill take off shoes
Vousdéchausserez
Youwill take off shoes
Ilsdéchausseront
Theywill take off shoes

Imparfait

Imperfect — repeated habits in the past, background description, and actions still in progress when something else occurred.

Jedéchaussais
Iwas taking off shoes
Tudéchaussais
Youwere taking off shoes
Ildéchaussait
Hewas taking off shoes
Nousdéchaussions
Were taking off shoes
Vousdéchaussiez
Youwere taking off shoes
Ilsdéchaussaient
Theywere taking off shoes

Impératif présent

Present imperative — direct commands and friendly requests; only tu, nous, and vous person forms exist.

(Tu)déchausse
Youtake off shoes
(Nous)déchaussons
Wetake off shoes
(Vous)déchaussez
Youtake off shoes

Participe présent

Present participle — the -ant form in subordinate clauses, compound tenses, and many fixed expressions.

déchaussant
taking off shoes

Gérondif présent

Gerund with en + present participle — simultaneous action, manner, or cause while something else is going on.

en déchaussant
taking off shoes

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