Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démarrer
Introduction to the verb démarrer
The English translation of the French verb démarrer is “to start” or “to begin.”
The infinitive form of démarrer is pronounced as “day-mah-ray.”
Language Origin:
Démarrer comes from the Old French word “desmarer,” which meant “to untie” or “to loosen.” It evolved to mean “to start” or “to begin” in modern French, and it is derived from the prefix “de-” meaning “from” and “marre” which means “mooring” or “anchorage.”
In everyday French, démarrer is most often used in the Passé Composé tense to talk about actions that have just been completed or that started in the past and are still ongoing.
Examples:
- J’ai démarré ma voiture ce matin. (I started my car this morning.)
- Nous avons démarré notre projet hier soir. (We started our project last night.)
- Tu as démarré ta nouvelle formation en ligne? (Have you started your new online training?)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of démarrer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai démarré | J’ai démarré la voiture. | I started the car. |
tu | as démarré | Tu as démarré le moteur. | You started the engine. |
il | a démarré | Il a démarré l’ordinateur. | He started the computer. |
elle | a démarré | Elle a démarré la machine. | She started the machine. |
on | a démarré | On a démarré le chantier. | We started the construction site. |
nous | avons démarré | Nous avons démarré le projet. | We started the project. |
vous | avez démarré | Vous avez démarré l’avion. | You started the plane. |
ils | ont démarré | Ils ont démarré le bateau. | They started the boat. |
elles | ont démarré | Elles ont démarré la tondeuse. | They started the lawnmower. |
Other Conjugations for Démarrer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb démarrer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démarrer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démarrer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démarrer (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démarrer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démarrer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démarrer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démarrer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démarrer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démarrer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démarrer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démarrer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démarrer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démarrer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démarrer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démarrer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démarrer
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Démarrer – About the French Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense
Formation of the Passé Composé
Set the auxiliary verb with either
Conjugate the auxiliary verb
Add the past participle
Common everyday usage patterns
Narrating Past Events
Sequential Actions
Describing Completed Actions
Interactions with other tenses
Imperfect Tense
Conditional and Future Tenses
Summary
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