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

ByMichael Burns

Introduction to the verb défeuiller

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The English translation of the French verb défeuiller is “to remove the leaves” or “to strip the leaves.” It can also mean “to shed leaves” in reference to a tree or plant.

The infinitive form of défeuiller is pronounced “day-fuh-yuh.”

Défeuiller comes from the combination of the prefix “dé-” meaning “off” or “away” and the verb “feuiller” meaning “to leaf.” It is most often used in the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) tense, which is formed with the auxiliary verb “avoir” and the past participle “défeuillé.”

Examples of défeuiller in the Passé Composé tense:

  1. J’ai défeuillé le livre pour enlever les feuilles abîmées. (I removed the leaves from the book to get rid of the damaged ones.)

  2. Les arbres ont défeuillé plus tôt cette année à cause de la sécheresse. (The trees shed their leaves earlier this year because of the drought.)

  3. Nous avons défeuillé le jardin avant l’arrivée de l’automne. (We stripped the leaves from the garden before the arrival of autumn.)

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

Pronoun Conjugation Short Example English Translation
je ai défeuillé J’ai défeuillé l’arbre. I stripped the leaves from the tree.
tu as défeuillé Tu as défeuillé la plante. You stripped the leaves from the plant.
il a défeuillé Il a défeuillé la branche. He stripped the leaves from the branch.
elle a défeuillé Elle a défeuillé la fleur. She stripped the leaves from the flower.
on a défeuillé On a défeuillé les arbustes. We stripped the leaves from the shrubs.
nous avons défeuillé Nous avons défeuillé le jardin. We stripped the leaves from the garden.
vous avez défeuillé Vous avez défeuillé les buissons. You stripped the leaves from the bushes.
ils ont défeuillé Ils ont défeuillé les arbres. They stripped the leaves from the trees.
elles ont défeuillé Elles ont défeuillé les plantes. They stripped the leaves from the plants.

Other Conjugations for Défeuiller.

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

    Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défeuiller
   

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Défeuiller – 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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