Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démêler
Introduction to the verb démêler
The English translation of the French verb démêler is “to untangle” or “to unravel.” It is pronounced as “day-may-lay.”
The word démêler comes from the prefix dé- which means “undo” and the word mêler which means “to mix” or “to tangle.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Passé Composé tense, which is the equivalent of the present perfect tense in English. This tense is used to talk about actions or events that have been completed in the past.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in the Passé Composé tense with their English translations:
- J’ai démêlé mes cheveux ce matin. (I untangled my hair this morning.)
- Nous avons démêlé le problème ensemble. (We untangled the problem together.)
- Elle a démêlé la situation avec son patron. (She untangled the situation with her boss.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of démêler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai démêlé | J’ai démêlé mes cheveux. | I untangled my hair. |
tu | as démêlé | Tu as démêlé le fil. | You untangled the thread. |
il | a démêlé | Il a démêlé la situation. | He untangled the situation. |
elle | a démêlé | Elle a démêlé les nœuds. | She untangled the knots. |
on | a démêlé | On a démêlé la pelote de laine. | We untangled the ball of yarn. |
nous | avons démêlé | Nous avons démêlé les problèmes. | We untangled the problems. |
vous | avez démêlé | Vous avez démêlé les fils électriques. | You untangled the electrical wires. |
ils | ont démêlé | Ils ont démêlé la dispute. | They untangled the argument. |
elles | ont démêlé | Elles ont démêlé les informations. | They untangled the information. |
Other Conjugations for Démêler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb démêler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démêler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démêler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démêler (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démêler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démêler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démêler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démêler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démêler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démêler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démêler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démêler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démêler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démêler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démêler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démêler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démêler
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Démêler – 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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