Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débourrer
Introduction to the verb débourrer
The English translation of the French verb débourrer is “to break in” or “to train”. It is pronounced as “day-boo-ray” in its infinitive form.
Débourrer originated from the prefix “de-“, meaning “to remove” or “to undo”, and the word “bourre”, which means “stuffing” or “padding”. In the context of horse-riding, débourrer refers to the process of removing the excess energy or “stuffing” from a young, untrained horse and teaching it how to behave and respond to commands.
In everyday French, débourrer is most often used in the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) tense to describe a completed action or process in the past. Here are three examples of its usage in this tense, with the respective English translations:
- J’ai débourré mon cheval l’année dernière. (I broke in my horse last year.)
- Mon père a débourré tous ses chevaux lui-même. (My father trained all his horses himself.)
- Nous avons débourré un nouveau cheval pour le club. (We trained a new horse for the club.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of débourrer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai débourré | J’ai débourré le cheval. | I unburdened the horse. |
tu | as débourré | Tu as débourré le sac. | You unpacked the bag. |
il | a débourré | Il a débourré le colis. | He unpacked the package. |
elle | a débourré | Elle a débourré le carton. | She unpacked the box. |
on | a débourré | On a débourré les valises. | We unpacked the suitcases. |
nous | avons débourré | Nous avons débourré les affaires. | We unpacked the belongings. |
vous | avez débourré | Vous avez débourré la voiture. | You unpacked the car. |
ils | ont débourré | Ils ont débourré le camion. | They unpacked the truck. |
elles | ont débourré | Elles ont débourré les meubles. | They unpacked the furniture. |
Other Conjugations for Débourrer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb débourrer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débourrer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débourrer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débourrer (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débourrer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débourrer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débourrer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débourrer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débourrer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débourrer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débourrer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débourrer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débourrer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débourrer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débourrer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débourrer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débourrer
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Débourrer – 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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