Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décontenancer
Introduction to the verb décontenancer
The English translation of the French verb décontenancer is “to disconcert” or “to unsettle.” The infinitive form is pronounced as “day-kohn-ten-ahn-say.”
Décontenancer comes from the Old French word “contenance,” meaning “composure” or “behavior.” The prefix “dé-” indicates a reversal or negation, making décontenancer mean “to lose composure” or “to disturb.”
In everyday French, décontenancer is often used in the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) tense to describe a past event that has caused someone to become disconcerted or unsettled. Here are three examples:
- J’ai été décontenancé par sa réponse. (I was disconcerted by his response.)
- Elle s’est décontenancée en voyant son ex-petit ami. (She became unsettled upon seeing her ex-boyfriend.)
- Nous avons été décontenancés par les changements soudains. (We were unsettled by the sudden changes.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of décontenancer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai décontencé | J’ai décontencé mes collègues. | I disconcerted my colleagues. |
tu | as décontencé | Tu as décontencé ta famille. | You disconcerted your family. |
il | a décontencé | Il a décontencé les spectateurs. | He disconcerted the spectators. |
elle | a décontencé | Elle a décontencé son patron. | She disconcerted her boss. |
on | a décontencé | On a décontencé les invités. | We disconcerted the guests. |
nous | avons décontencé | Nous avons décontencé l’audience. | We disconcerted the audience. |
vous | avez décontencé | Vous avez décontencé le jury. | You disconcerted the jury. |
ils | ont décontencé | Ils ont décontencé leurs adversaires. | They disconcerted their opponents. |
elles | ont décontencé | Elles ont décontencé leurs amis. | They disconcerted their friends. |
Other Conjugations for Décontenancer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb décontenancer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décontenancer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décontenancer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décontenancer (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décontenancer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décontenancer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décontenancer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décontenancer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décontenancer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décontenancer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décontenancer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décontenancer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décontenancer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décontenancer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décontenancer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décontenancer
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Décontenancer – 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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