Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décavaillonner

ByMichael Burns

Introduction to the verb décavaillonner

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The English translation of the French verb décavaillonner is “to remove the ridges” or “to level the soil.” It is pronounced as “day-kah-vee-yon-ay.”

The word décavaillonner comes from the combination of the prefix dé-, which indicates removal, and cavaillon, which means “ridge” or “furrow” in French. It is most often used in the context of farming or gardening, where it refers to the action of removing the raised ridges of soil left by a plow in order to create a smooth surface for planting.

In everyday French, décavaillonner is most commonly used in the Past Perfect tense (Passé Composé). This tense is formed by using the auxiliary verb avoir (to have) or être (to be) with the past participle of décavaillonner, which is décavaillonné. Here are three examples of its usage in the Passé Composé tense:

  1. J’ai décavaillonné le champ pour préparer le terrain pour la plantation. (I removed the ridges in the field to prepare the ground for planting.)

  2. Les agriculteurs ont décavaillonné les champs après la récolte. (The farmers removed the ridges in the fields after the harvest.)

  3. Elle s’est décavaillonnée pendant des heures dans le jardin. (She spent hours leveling the soil in the garden.)

Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of décavaillonner

Pronoun Conjugation Short Example English Translation
je ai décavaillonné J’ai décavaillonné le sol. I ridged the ground.
tu as décavaillonné Tu as décavaillonné le champ. You ridged the field.
il a décavaillonné Il a décavaillonné le jardin. He ridged the garden.
elle a décavaillonné Elle a décavaillonné le potager. She ridged the vegetable garden.
on a décavaillonné On a décavaillonné la terre. We ridged the soil.
nous avons décavaillonné Nous avons décavaillonné le champ de maïs. We ridged the corn field.
vous avez décavaillonné Vous avez décavaillonné le champ de pommes de terre. You ridged the potato field.
ils ont décavaillonné Ils ont décavaillonné le champ de blé. They ridged the wheat field.
elles ont décavaillonné Elles ont décavaillonné le champ de tournesols. They ridged the sunflower field.

Other Conjugations for Décavaillonner.

   
    Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb décavaillonner
   

    Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décavaillonner
   

    Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décavaillonner
   

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    Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décavaillonner
   

    Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décavaillonner
   

    Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décavaillonner
   

    Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décavaillonner

    Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décavaillonner

    Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décavaillonner

    Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décavaillonner
   

    Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décavaillonner

    Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décavaillonner
   

    Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décavaillonner
   

    Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décavaillonner

    L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décavaillonner

    L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décavaillonner

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Décavaillonner – About the French Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense

The French Passé Composé is a compound tense used to express actions or events that have been completed in the past. It is one of the most common past tenses in the French language and is typically used in everyday conversation to describe actions that occurred at a specific point in the past. The Passé Composé is constructed using an auxiliary verb (either “être” or “avoir”) and a past participle.

NOTE: To take a deep dive into all the French tenses then see our article on Mastering French Tense Conjugation.

Formation of the Passé Composé

Set the auxiliary verb with either

“être” – used with a select group of verbs (mostly intransitive verbs of motion, reflexive verbs, and some others) or
“avoir” – used with most other verbs. 

Conjugate the auxiliary verb

If using “être,” you must conjugate it in the present tense according to the subject of the sentence. 
Je suis, Tu es, Il est, Nous sommes, Vous êtes, Ils sont 
If using “avoir,” conjugate it according to the subject as well: 
J’ai, Tu as, Elle a, Nous avons, Vous avez, Ils ont.  

Add the past participle

For regular -er verbs, remove the -er ending and add -é (e.g., “parler” becomes “parlé”). 
For regular -ir verbs, remove the -ir ending and add -i (e.g., “finir” becomes “fini”). 
For regular -re verbs, remove the -re ending and add -u (e.g., “vendre” becomes “vendu”). 
For irregular verbs, you’ll need to learn the past participles individually, as they don’t follow a regular pattern.

Common everyday usage patterns

Narrating Past Events

The Passé Composé is used to talk about specific actions or events that took place in the past. For example: “Hier, j’ai mangé une pizza” (Yesterday, I ate a pizza). 

Sequential Actions

When describing a series of actions in the past, the Passé Composé is used. For example: “D’abord, je me suis réveillé, puis je suis allé travailler” (First, I woke up, then I went to work). 

Describing Completed Actions

It’s used to emphasize that an action has been completed, often with a specific time reference. For example: “Elle a terminé son travail à 18 heures” (She finished her work at 6 p.m.). 

Interactions with other tenses

Imperfect Tense

The Passé Composé is often used in conjunction with the imperfect tense when telling a story or describing past events. The Passé Composé is used for specific actions that occurred, while the imperfect is used for background information or ongoing actions. 
For example: “Il pleuvait quand j’ai sorti mon parapluie” (It was raining when I took out my umbrella).

Conditional and Future Tenses

The Passé Composé is used as a reference point in complex sentences to establish the sequence of events in relation to future or conditional actions. 
For example: “Quand il est arrivé, je lui ai donné ton message” (When he arrived, I gave him your message). 

Summary

The French Passé Composé is an essential tense for talking about completed actions in the past in everyday conversation. It’s important to master the choice of auxiliary verb and the past participle conjugation for various verbs to use it effectively.

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