Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déboucler
Introduction to the verb déboucler
The English translation of the French verb déboucler is “to unbuckle” or “to unfasten.” It is pronounced as [dey-boo-kley] in its infinitive form.
The word déboucler comes from the combination of the prefix “de-” (meaning “undo” or “remove”) and the noun “boucle” (meaning “buckle” or “fastener”). It is most often used in everyday French in the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) tense, which is used to talk about actions that were completed in the past.
Here are three simple examples of déboucler used in the Passé Composé tense:
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J’ai débouclé ma ceinture avant de sortir de la voiture. (I unbuckled my seatbelt before getting out of the car.)
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Elle a débouclé son sac à dos et en a sorti un livre. (She unbuckled her backpack and took out a book.)
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Les enfants ont débouclé leurs ceintures pour se lever et sortir de l’avion. (The children unbuckled their seatbelts to stand up and exit the plane.)
English translations:
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I unbuckled my seatbelt before getting out of the car.
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She unbuckled her backpack and took out a book.
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The children unbuckled their seatbelts to stand up and exit the plane.
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of déboucler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai débouclé | J’ai débouclé ma ceinture. | I unbuckled my seatbelt. |
tu | as débouclé | Tu as débouclé ton sac. | You unbuckled your bag. |
il | a débouclé | Il a débouclé sa ceinture. | He unbuckled his belt. |
elle | a débouclé | Elle a débouclé sa valise. | She unbuckled her suitcase. |
on | a débouclé | On a débouclé nos ceintures. | We unbuckled our seatbelts. |
nous | avons débouclé | Nous avons débouclé nos chaussures. | We unbuckled our shoes. |
vous | avez débouclé | Vous avez débouclé vos ceintures. | You unbuckled your seatbelts. |
ils | ont débouclé | Ils ont débouclé leurs ceintures. | They unbuckled their seatbelts. |
elles | ont débouclé | Elles ont débouclé leurs sacs. | They unbuckled their bags. |
Other Conjugations for Déboucler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb déboucler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déboucler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déboucler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déboucler (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déboucler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déboucler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déboucler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déboucler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déboucler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déboucler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déboucler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déboucler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déboucler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déboucler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déboucler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déboucler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déboucler
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Déboucler – 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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