Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détricoter
Introduction to the verb détricoter
The English translation of the French verb détricoter is “to unravel” or “to undo knitting”. The infinitive form of détricoter is pronounced as “day-tree-ko-tay.”
Détricoter comes from the French prefix “dé-“, which means “undo” or “take apart”, and the word “tricot”, which means “knitting”. It is most often used in everyday French in the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) tense, which is formed with the auxiliary verb “avoir” and the past participle “détricoté”.
Three simple examples of its usage in the Passé Composé tense are:
- J’ai détricoté mon pull hier soir. (I unraveled my sweater last night.)
- Elle a détricoté toutes les mailles du châle. (She unraveled all the stitches of the shawl.)
- Nous avons détricoté le tricot mal fait et recommencé. (We unraveled the poorly made knitting and started over.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of détricoter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai détricoté | J’ai détricoté le pull. | I unpicked the sweater. |
tu | as détricoté | Tu as détricoté l’écharpe. | You unpicked the scarf. |
il | a détricoté | Il a détricoté les chaussettes. | He unpicked the socks. |
elle | a détricoté | Elle a détricoté le bonnet. | She unpicked the hat. |
on | a détricoté | On a détricoté le gilet. | We unpicked the vest. |
nous | avons détricoté | Nous avons détricoté le pull-over. | We unpicked the pullover. |
vous | avez détricoté | Vous avez détricoté le cardigan. | You unpicked the cardigan. |
ils | ont détricoté | Ils ont détricoté le tricot. | They unpicked the knit. |
elles | ont détricoté | Elles ont détricoté le poncho. | They unpicked the poncho. |
Other Conjugations for Détricoter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb détricoter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détricoter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détricoter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détricoter (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détricoter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détricoter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détricoter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détricoter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détricoter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détricoter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détricoter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détricoter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détricoter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détricoter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détricoter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détricoter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détricoter
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Détricoter – 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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