Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déferler
Introduction to the verb déferler
The English translation of the French verb déferler is “to surge” or “to roll in.” It is pronounced as “day-fehr-lay.”
Déferler comes from the Old French word “defoller,” which means “to scatter” or “to disperse.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Passé Composé tense to describe an action or event that has just happened or has been completed in the recent past.
Here are three simple examples of déferler used in the Passé Composé tense with their English translations:
- Les vagues ont déferlé sur la plage toute la journée. (The waves surged onto the beach all day.)
- La foule a déferlé dans les rues après la victoire de l’équipe. (The crowd poured into the streets after the team’s victory.)
- Les critiques ont déferlé sur le nouveau film dès sa sortie. (The critics panned the new movie as soon as it was released.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of déferler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai déferlé | J’ai déferlé sur les vagues. | I surged over the waves. |
tu | as déferlé | Tu as déferlé sur la foule. | You surged through the crowd. |
il | a déferlé | Il a déferlé sur le chemin. | He surged down the path. |
elle | a déferlé | Elle a déferlé sur la montagne. | She surged up the mountain. |
on | a déferlé | On a déferlé sur le terrain. | We surged onto the field. |
nous | avons déferlé | Nous avons déferlé sur l’océan. | We surged over the ocean. |
vous | avez déferlé | Vous avez déferlé sur la ville. | You surged through the city. |
ils | ont déferlé | Ils ont déferlé sur la campagne. | They surged through the countryside. |
elles | ont déferlé | Elles ont déferlé sur la plage. | They surged along the beach. |
Other Conjugations for Déferler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb déferler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déferler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déferler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déferler (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déferler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déferler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déferler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déferler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déferler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déferler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déferler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déferler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déferler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déferler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déferler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déferler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déferler
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Déferler – 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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