Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégonfler
Introduction to the verb dégonfler
The English translation of the French verb dégonfler is “to deflate” or “to let air out.” The infinitive form of dégonfler is pronounced as “day-gohn-flay.”
Dégonfler is derived from the prefix “de-” which means “down” or “out” and the verb “gonfler” which means “to inflate.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) tense to indicate a completed action in the past. It is also commonly used in its reflexive form, se dégonfler, which means “to back down” or “to lose courage.”
Examples of dégonfler in the Passé Composé tense:
- J’ai dégonflé le ballon. (I deflated the balloon.)
- Tu as dégonflé les pneus du vélo. (You let the air out of the bike tires.)
- Il a dégonflé les attentes du public. (He deflated the audience’s expectations.)
In all of these examples, dégonfler is used as a transitive verb, and the past participle form dégonflé agrees in gender and number with the subject.
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of dégonfler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai dégonflé | J’ai dégonflé le ballon. | I deflated the ball. |
tu | as dégonflé | Tu as dégonflé les pneus. | You deflated the tires. |
il | a dégonflé | Il a dégonflé le matelas. | He deflated the mattress. |
elle | a dégonflé | Elle a dégonflé le ballon. | She deflated the ball. |
on | a dégonflé | On a dégonflé les bouées. | We deflated the floats. |
nous | avons dégonflé | Nous avons dégonflé le ballon. | We deflated the ball. |
vous | avez dégonflé | Vous avez dégonflé les ballons. | You deflated the balloons. |
ils | ont dégonflé | Ils ont dégonflé les ballons. | They deflated the balloons. |
elles | ont dégonflé | Elles ont dégonflé le ballon. | They deflated the ball. |
Other Conjugations for Dégonfler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dégonfler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégonfler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégonfler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégonfler (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégonfler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégonfler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégonfler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégonfler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégonfler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégonfler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégonfler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégonfler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégonfler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégonfler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégonfler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégonfler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégonfler
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Dégonfler – 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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