Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégager
Introduction to the verb dégager
The English translation of the French verb dégager is “to clear” or “to free up.” It is pronounced “day-gah-zhay.”
The verb dégager comes from the Old French word “desgagier,” which means “to extricate” or “to release.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Passé Composé tense, which is the equivalent of the Present Perfect tense in English. In this tense, dégager indicates an action that was completed in the past.
Here are three simple examples of dégager used in the Passé Composé tense:
- J’ai dégagé la table après le dîner. (I cleared the table after dinner.)
- Tu as dégagé ta chambre ce matin? (Did you clear your room this morning?)
- Il a dégagé son calendrier pour le week-end. (He freed up his schedule for the weekend.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of dégager
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai dégagé | J’ai dégagé la route. | I cleared the road. |
tu | as dégagé | Tu as dégagé la table. | You cleared the table. |
il | a dégagé | Il a dégagé l’allée. | He cleared the driveway. |
elle | a dégagé | Elle a dégagé la vue. | She cleared the view. |
on | a dégagé | On a dégagé l’entrée. | We cleared the entrance. |
nous | avons dégagé | Nous avons dégagé la voiture. | We cleared the car. |
vous | avez dégagé | Vous avez dégagé la chambre. | You cleared the room. |
ils | ont dégagé | Ils ont dégagé la salle. | They cleared the room. |
elles | ont dégagé | Elles ont dégagé la sortie. | They cleared the exit. |
Other Conjugations for Dégager.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dégager
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégager
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégager
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégager (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégager
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégager
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégager
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégager
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégager
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégager
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégager
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégager
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégager
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégager
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégager
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégager
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégager
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Dégager – 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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