Key facts

Délacer

To unlace

B2Irregular
Model
cer
Stem
délac
Past participle
délacé

Examples

Je délace mes bottes.

I unlace my boots.

Il ne délace pas son pull.

He doesn't unlace his sweater.

Nous délaçions tout.

We were unlacing everything.

Nous avons délacé le pot.

We unlaced the jar.

This verb is highly irregular. Prioritize repetition and active recall.

Présent

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

Group 1
Jedélace
Iunlace
Tudélaces
Youunlace
Ildélace
Heunlaces
Nousdélaçons
Weunlace
Vousdélacez
Youunlace
Ilsdélacent
Theyunlace

Futur proche

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

Jevais délacer
Iam going to unlace
Tuvas délacer
Youare going to unlace
Ilva délacer
Heis going to unlace
Nousallons délacer
Weare going to unlace
Vousallez délacer
Youare going to unlace
Ilsvont délacer
Theyare going to unlace

Passé récent

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

Jeviens de délacer
Ihave just unlaced
Tuviens de délacer
Youhave just unlaced
Ilvient de délacer
Hehas just unlaced
Nousvenons de délacer
Wehave just unlaced
Vousvenez de délacer
Youhave just unlaced
Ilsviennent de délacer
Theyhave just unlaced

Passé composé

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

J'ai délacé
Ihave unlaced
Tuas délacé
Youhave unlaced
Ila délacé
Hehas unlaced
Nousavons délacé
Wehave unlaced
Vousavez délacé
Youhave unlaced
Ilsont délacé
Theyhave unlaced

Conditionnel présent

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

Jedélacerais
Iwould unlace
Tudélacerais
Youwould unlace
Ildélacerait
Hewould unlace
Nousdélacerions
Wewould unlace
Vousdélaceriez
Youwould unlace
Ilsdélaceraient
Theywould unlace

Futur simple

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

Jedélacerai
Iwill unlace
Tudélaceras
Youwill unlace
Ildélacera
Hewill unlace
Nousdélacerons
Wewill unlace
Vousdélacerez
Youwill unlace
Ilsdélaceront
Theywill unlace

Imparfait

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

Jedélaçais
Iwas unlacing
Tudélaçais
Youwere unlacing
Ildélaçait
Hewas unlacing
Nousdélacions
Were unlacing
Vousdélaciez
Youwere unlacing
Ilsdélaçaient
Theywere unlacing

Impératif présent

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

(Tu)délace
Youunlace
(Nous)délaçons
Weunlace
(Vous)délacez
Youunlace

Participe présent

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

délaçant
unlacing

Gérondif présent

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

en délaçant
unlacing

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