Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débâcler
Introduction to the verb débâcler
The English translation of the French verb débâcler is “to collapse” or “to fall apart.” It is pronounced as [dey-bah-kley] in its infinitive form.
The word débâcler originated from the French word “bâcler,” meaning “to block” or “to dam up.” The prefix “dé-” adds a sense of negation or reversal, so débâcler literally means “to unblock” or “to undo a blockage.” In everyday French, débâcler is most often used in the Passé Composé tense to indicate a sudden and complete loss or failure.
Examples:
- Le projet a débâclé après que le financement ait été annulé. (The project collapsed after the funding was cancelled.)
- Les négociations ont débâclé en raison de désaccords irréconciliables. (The negotiations fell apart due to irreconcilable differences.)
- Le match a débâclé dès le début, l’équipe adverse a marqué trois buts en dix minutes. (The game fell apart from the start, the opposing team scored three goals in ten minutes.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of débâcler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai débâclé | J’ai débâclé mon plan. | I messed up my plan. |
tu | as débâclé | Tu as débâclé l’entreprise. | You ruined the company. |
il | a débâclé | Il a débâclé son projet. | He failed his project. |
elle | a débâclé | Elle a débâclé sa carrière. | She messed up her career. |
on | a débâclé | On a débâclé la soirée. | We ruined the evening. |
nous | avons débâclé | Nous avons débâclé le match. | We lost the game. |
vous | avez débâclé | Vous avez débâclé votre relation. | You ruined your relationship. |
ils | ont débâclé | Ils ont débâclé leur économie. | They destroyed their economy. |
elles | ont débâclé | Elles ont débâclé leur projet. | They failed their project. |
Other Conjugations for Débâcler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb débâcler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débâcler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débâcler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débâcler (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débâcler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débâcler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débâcler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débâcler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débâcler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débâcler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débâcler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débâcler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débâcler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débâcler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débâcler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débâcler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débâcler
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Débâcler – 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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