Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégrader
Introduction to the verb dégrader
The English translation of dégrader is “to degrade.” It is pronounced as “day-grah-dey” in the infinitive form.
Dégrader is derived from the French word “degré” which means “degree” or “step” and the suffix “-er” which is used to form verbs in French. It is most often used in everyday French in the Past Perfect tense (Passé Composé).
Examples:
- J’ai dégradé ma voiture en conduisant trop vite. (I degraded my car by driving too fast.)
- Ils ont dégradé la qualité de l’air en brûlant des déchets. (They degraded the air quality by burning waste.)
- Elle a dégradé ses relations avec ses collègues en étant impolie. (She degraded her relationships with her colleagues by being rude.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of dégrader
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai dégradé | J’ai dégradé mon téléphone. | I damaged my phone. |
tu | as dégradé | Tu as dégradé ton image. | You damaged your image. |
il | a dégradé | Il a dégradé l’environnement. | He damaged the environment. |
elle | a dégradé | Elle a dégradé sa réputation. | She damaged her reputation. |
on | a dégradé | On a dégradé la situation. | We damaged the situation. |
nous | avons dégradé | Nous avons dégradé la peinture. | We damaged the painting. |
vous | avez dégradé | Vous avez dégradé la qualité. | You damaged the quality. |
ils | ont dégradé | Ils ont dégradé la ville. | They damaged the city. |
elles | ont dégradé | Elles ont dégradé leur santé. | They damaged their health. |
Other Conjugations for Dégrader.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dégrader
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégrader
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégrader
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégrader (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégrader
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégrader
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégrader
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégrader
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégrader
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégrader
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégrader
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégrader
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégrader
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégrader
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégrader
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégrader
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégrader
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Dégrader – 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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