Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déconner
Introduction to the verb déconner
The English translation of the French verb déconner is “to joke around” or “to mess around”. The infinitive form is pronounced as /de-koh-ne/.
Déconner comes from the verb “conner”, which means “to deceive or fool”. The prefix “dé-” adds an intensifying or exaggerating effect to the verb, so déconner can be translated as “to joke around excessively” or “to fool around to an extreme degree”.
In everyday French, déconner is most often used in the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) tense to talk about past actions that were done in a playful or joking manner.
Example 1: J’ai déconné hier soir en imitant un accent ridicule. (I messed around last night by imitating a ridiculous accent.)
Example 2: Tu as encore déconné aujourd’hui en faisant des blagues à ton patron. (You joked around again today by making jokes to your boss.)
Example 3: Ils ont déconné toute la soirée et n’ont pas arrêté de rire. (They joked around the whole evening and couldn’t stop laughing.)
In these examples, déconner is used to describe actions that were done in a playful or joking manner in the past. It can also be used in other tenses, such as the present tense (je déconne) or future tense (nous allons déconner), to talk about current or future actions of joking or messing around.
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of déconner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai déconné | J’ai déconné avec mes amis. | I messed around with my friends. |
tu | as déconné | Tu as déconné en classe. | You messed around in class. |
il | a déconné | Il a déconné pendant l’examen. | He messed around during the exam. |
elle | a déconné | Elle a déconné à la fête. | She messed around at the party. |
on | a déconné | On a déconné au concert. | We messed around at the concert. |
nous | avons déconné | Nous avons déconné toute la nuit. | We messed around all night. |
vous | avez déconné | Vous avez déconné pendant le voyage. | You messed around during the trip. |
ils | ont déconné | Ils ont déconné au travail. | They messed around at work. |
elles | ont déconné | Elles ont déconné avec leur nouvelle voiture. | They messed around with their new car. |
Other Conjugations for Déconner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb déconner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déconner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déconner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déconner (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déconner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déconner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déconner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déconner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déconner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déconner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déconner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déconner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déconner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déconner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déconner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déconner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déconner
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Déconner – 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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