Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénigrer
Introduction to the verb dénigrer
The English translation of the French verb dénigrer is “to denigrate” or “to belittle”. The infinitive form is pronounced as “day-nee-gray”.
The word dénigrer comes from the Latin root “denigrare”, which means “to blacken”. It entered the French language in the 16th century and has been used in its current form since the 19th century.
In everyday French, dénigrer is often used in the Passé Composé tense, which is the equivalent of the Present Perfect tense in English. This tense is used to talk about an action that has been completed in the past.
Three simple examples of dénigrer in the Passé Composé tense are:
- Ils ont dénigré mon travail. (They denigrated my work.)
- Elle a dénigré son ancien employeur. (She belittled her former employer.)
- Nous avons dénigré sa réputation. (We denigrated his reputation.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of dénigrer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai dénigré | J’ai dénigré mon collègue. | I denigrated my colleague. |
tu | as dénigré | Tu as dénigré sa réputation. | You denigrated his reputation. |
il | a dénigré | Il a dénigré son travail. | He denigrated his work. |
elle | a dénigré | Elle a dénigré son apparence. | She denigrated her appearance. |
on | a dénigré | On a dénigré leurs opinions. | We denigrated their opinions. |
nous | avons dénigré | Nous avons dénigré leur décision. | We denigrated their decision. |
vous | avez dénigré | Vous avez dénigré leur projet. | You denigrated their project. |
ils | ont dénigré | Ils ont dénigré leurs actions. | They denigrated their actions. |
elles | ont dénigré | Elles ont dénigré leur succès. | They denigrated their success. |
Other Conjugations for Dénigrer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dénigrer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénigrer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénigrer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénigrer (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénigrer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénigrer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénigrer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénigrer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénigrer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénigrer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénigrer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénigrer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénigrer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénigrer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénigrer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénigrer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénigrer
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Dénigrer – 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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