Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détartrer
Introduction to the verb détartrer
The English translation of détartrer is “to descale” or “to remove tartar”. It is pronounced “day-tar-tray”.
Détartrer comes from the French words “dé” (meaning “to remove”) and “tartre” (meaning “tartar”). It is a regular -er verb in French.
In everyday French, détartrer is most often used in the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) tense to indicate an action that was completed in the past. This tense is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” conjugated in the present tense, followed by the past participle of détartrer: “détartré”.
Examples:
- J’ai détartré la bouilloire hier. (I descaled the kettle yesterday.)
- Nous avons détartré les robinets de la salle de bains ce matin. (We descaled the bathroom faucets this morning.)
- Elle a détartré ses dents chez le dentiste la semaine dernière. (She had her teeth descaled at the dentist’s last week.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of détartrer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai détartré | J’ai détartré la bouilloire. | I descaled the kettle. |
tu | as détartré | Tu as détartré la cafetière. | You descaled the coffee maker. |
il | a détartré | Il a détartré le robinet. | He descaled the faucet. |
elle | a détartré | Elle a détartré la baignoire. | She descaled the bathtub. |
on | a détartré | On a détartré la machine à laver. | We descaled the washing machine. |
nous | avons détartré | Nous avons détartré la cuvette des toilettes. | We descaled the toilet bowl. |
vous | avez détartré | Vous avez détartré le lave-vaisselle. | You descaled the dishwasher. |
ils | ont détartré | Ils ont détartré les tuyaux. | They descaled the pipes. |
elles | ont détartré | Elles ont détartré les verres. | They descaled the glasses. |
Other Conjugations for Détartrer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb détartrer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détartrer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détartrer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détartrer (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détartrer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détartrer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détartrer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détartrer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détartrer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détartrer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détartrer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détartrer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détartrer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détartrer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détartrer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détartrer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détartrer
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Détartrer – 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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