Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégrosser
Introduction to the verb dégrosser
The English translation of the French verb dégrosser is “to rough out” or “to rough shape.” It is pronounced as “day-groh-say” in its infinitive form.
Dégrosser comes from the Old French word “desgrosser,” which means “to trim” or “to clean.” It is derived from the Latin word “grossus,” meaning “thick” or “coarse,” and the prefix “de-,” which indicates removal or separation.
In everyday French, dégrosser is most often used in the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) tense to describe an action that has been completed in the past and has resulted in a rough, unfinished outcome. It can also be used to describe the process of shaping or preparing something for further work.
Example 1: J’ai dégrossé les bûches pour le feu. (I roughed out the logs for the fire.)
Example 2: Elle a dégrossi son projet avant de le présenter à son patron. (She roughed out her project before presenting it to her boss.)
Example 3: Nous avons dégrossi les plans pour la nouvelle maison. (We roughed out the plans for the new house.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of dégrosser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai dégrossi | J’ai dégrossi le bois. | I planed the wood. |
tu | as dégrossi | Tu as dégrossi les cailloux. | You smoothed out the rocks. |
il | a dégrossi | Il a dégrossi le projet. | He roughed out the project. |
elle | a dégrossi | Elle a dégrossi la laine. | She carded the wool. |
on | a dégrossi | On a dégrossi ses manières. | We refined his manners. |
nous | avons dégrossi | Nous avons dégrossi la viande. | We trimmed the meat. |
vous | avez dégrossi | Vous avez dégrossi vos idées. | You organized your ideas. |
ils | ont dégrossi | Ils ont dégrossi les pierres. | They polished the stones. |
elles | ont dégrossi | Elles ont dégrossi les bêtes. | They tamed the animals. |
Other Conjugations for Dégrosser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dégrosser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégrosser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégrosser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégrosser (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégrosser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégrosser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégrosser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégrosser
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégrosser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégrosser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégrosser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégrosser
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégrosser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégrosser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégrosser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégrosser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégrosser
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Dégrosser – 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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