Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défâcher
Introduction to the verb défâcher
The English translation of the French verb défâcher is “to calm down” or “to cool off”. It is pronounced as “day-fah-shay”.
The word défâcher is a combination of the prefix “dé-“, which typically means “undo” or “reverse”, and the adjective “fâché”, which means “angry”. Therefore, défâcher can be understood as “to undo anger” or “to reverse one’s anger”. It is most commonly used in everyday French in the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) tense, which is used to talk about actions that happened in the past and have a connection to the present.
Three simple examples of défâcher in the Passé Composé tense are:
- J’ai défâché mon frère après notre dispute. (I calmed down my brother after our argument.)
- Elle s’est défâchée quand elle a vu les fleurs que je lui ai offertes. (She cooled off when she saw the flowers I gave her.)
- Nous nous sommes défâchés en discutant calmement. (We calmed down while discussing calmly.)
In all of these examples, défâcher is used to describe a change in someone’s emotional state. It can also be used in a reflexive form, as shown in the second and third examples, to indicate that the person themselves calmed down or cooled off. Overall, défâcher is a useful verb for discussing emotions and conflicts in the past tense.
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of défâcher
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai défauché | J’ai défauché le champ. | I cleared the field. |
tu | as défauché | Tu as défauché les mauvaises herbes. | You cleared the weeds. |
il | a défauché | Il a défauché la pelouse. | He cleared the lawn. |
elle | a défauché | Elle a défauché la vigne. | She cleared the vineyard. |
on | a défauché | On a défauché le jardin. | We cleared the garden. |
nous | avons défauché | Nous avons défauché les broussailles. | We cleared the bushes. |
vous | avez défauché | Vous avez défauché le terrain. | You cleared the field. |
ils | ont défauché | Ils ont défauché la forêt. | They cleared the forest. |
elles | ont défauché | Elles ont défauché les arbres. | They cleared the trees. |
Other Conjugations for Défâcher.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb défâcher
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défâcher
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défâcher
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défâcher (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défâcher
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défâcher
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défâcher
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défâcher
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défâcher
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défâcher
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défâcher
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défâcher
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défâcher
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défâcher
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défâcher
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défâcher
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défâcher
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Défâcher – 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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