Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décambuter
Introduction to the verb décambuter
The English translation of the French verb décambuter is “to fall down” or “to tumble.” It is pronounced as /de-kɑ̃.by.te/.
The origin of décambuter can be traced back to the Old French verb cambuter which meant “to fall” or “to stumble.” The prefix “dé-” added to it intensifies the action, giving it the meaning of a sudden and clumsy fall.
In everyday French, décambuter is most commonly used in the Passé Composé tense, which is equivalent to the Present Perfect tense in English. This tense is used to describe an action that happened in the past and is completed at the time of speaking.
Here are three simple examples of décambuter in the Passé Composé tense with their English translations:
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Je suis décambuté en descendant les escaliers. (I fell down while going down the stairs.)
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Tu as décambuté en courant dans le parc. (You tumbled while running in the park.)
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Il est décambuté en jouant au football. (He fell down while playing football.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of décambuter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai décambuté | J’ai décambuté le chemin. | I walked along the path. |
tu | as décambuté | Tu as décambuté la route. | You walked along the road. |
il | a décambuté | Il a décambuté la piste. | He walked along the trail. |
elle | a décambuté | Elle a décambuté la voie. | She walked along the track. |
on | a décambuté | On a décambuté le sentier. | We walked along the path. |
nous | avons décambuté | Nous avons décambuté le chemin. | We walked along the path. |
vous | avez décambuté | Vous avez décambuté la route. | You walked along the road. |
ils | ont décambuté | Ils ont décambuté la piste. | They walked along the trail. |
elles | ont décambuté | Elles ont décambuté la voie. | They walked along the track. |
Other Conjugations for Décambuter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb décambuter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décambuter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décambuter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décambuter (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décambuter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décambuter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décambuter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décambuter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décambuter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décambuter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décambuter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décambuter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décambuter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décambuter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décambuter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décambuter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décambuter
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Décambuter – 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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