Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déboussoler
Introduction to the verb déboussoler
The English translation of the French verb déboussoler is “to unsettle” or “to disorient.” It is pronounced “day-boo-so-lay.”
The verb déboussoler comes from the combination of the prefix “dé-” meaning “to undo” and the word “boussoler” which comes from the words “boussole” meaning “compass” and “bousculer” meaning “to jostle” or “to push.” Therefore, déboussoler can be understood as “undoing the compass” or “pushing off course.”
In everyday French, déboussoler is most often used in the Passé Composé tense, which is the equivalent of the English Present Perfect tense. This tense is used to describe completed actions or events that have a connection to the present moment. Here are three examples of déboussoler in this tense:
- J’ai été déboussolé par le changement soudain de notre itinéraire de voyage. (I was unsettled by the sudden change in our travel itinerary.)
- Le bruit constant des travaux de construction a déboussolé les habitants du quartier. (The constant noise of the construction work disoriented the residents of the neighborhood.)
- La mort de son ami l’a complètement déboussolé. (The death of his friend completely unsettled him.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of déboussoler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai déboussolé | J’ai déboussolé mes camarades. | I disoriented my classmates. |
tu | as déboussolé | Tu as déboussolé ta famille. | You disoriented your family. |
il | a déboussolé | Il a déboussolé ses collègues. | He disoriented his colleagues. |
elle | a déboussolé | Elle a déboussolé ses amis. | She disoriented her friends. |
on | a déboussolé | On a déboussolé les clients. | We disoriented the customers. |
nous | avons déboussolé | Nous avons déboussolé les enfants. | We disoriented the children. |
vous | avez déboussolé | Vous avez déboussolé les touristes. | You disoriented the tourists. |
ils | ont déboussolé | Ils ont déboussolé leurs voisins. | They disoriented their neighbors. |
elles | ont déboussolé | Elles ont déboussolé leurs collègues. | They disoriented their colleagues. |
Other Conjugations for Déboussoler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb déboussoler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déboussoler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déboussoler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déboussoler (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déboussoler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déboussoler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déboussoler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déboussoler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déboussoler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déboussoler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déboussoler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déboussoler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déboussoler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déboussoler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déboussoler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déboussoler
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Déboussoler – 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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