Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défourailler
Introduction to the verb défourailler
The English translation of the French verb défourailler is “to shoot” or “to fire”. The infinitive form is pronounced as “day-foo-rah-yay”.
The origin of défourailler comes from the combination of the prefix “dé-” which indicates a reversal or undoing, and the word “fourailler” which means “to shoot”. It literally means “to un-shoot” or “to undo a shooting”.
In everyday French, défourailler is most often used in the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) tense to talk about a past action that has been completed. It is commonly used in informal speech.
- J’ai défouraillé avec mon frère hier soir. (I shot with my brother last night.)
- Elle a défouraillé son fusil pour effrayer le chat. (She fired her gun to scare the cat.)
- Nous avons défouraillé sur des cibles lors de notre séance de tir. (We shot at targets during our shooting session.)
In these examples, défourailler is used to talk about shooting with a gun or rifle. It can also refer to shooting with a bow and arrow, as well as figuratively meaning “to shoot down” or “to take down” an opponent or enemy.
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of défourailler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai défouraillé | J’ai défouraillé mon revolver. | I fired my gun. |
tu | as défouraillé | Tu as défouraillé ton arme. | You fired your weapon. |
il | a défouraillé | Il a défouraillé son fusil. | He fired his rifle. |
elle | a défouraillé | Elle a défouraillé son pistolet. | She fired her pistol. |
on | a défouraillé | On a défouraillé nos fusils. | We fired our rifles. |
nous | avons défouraillé | Nous avons défouraillé nos armes. | We fired our weapons. |
vous | avez défouraillé | Vous avez défouraillé vos revolvers. | You fired your guns. |
ils | ont défouraillé | Ils ont défouraillé leurs armes. | They fired their weapons. |
elles | ont défouraillé | Elles ont défouraillé leurs pistolets. | They fired their pistols. |
Other Conjugations for Défourailler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb défourailler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défourailler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défourailler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défourailler (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défourailler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défourailler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défourailler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défourailler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défourailler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défourailler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défourailler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défourailler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défourailler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défourailler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défourailler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défourailler
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Défourailler – 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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