Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délabrer
Introduction to the verb délabrer
The English translation of the French verb délabrer is “to ruin” or “to damage”. It is pronounced as “day-lah-bray” in its infinitive form.
Délabrer comes from the Latin word “labrum”, meaning “lip” or “rim”, and the prefix “de-“, meaning “down” or “away”. This gives the word the meaning of something being torn down or destroyed.
In everyday French, délabrer is most often used in the Passé Composé tense, which is the equivalent of the Present Perfect tense in English. This tense is used to talk about an action that has been completed in the past.
Here are three examples of délabrer in the Passé Composé tense with their English translations:
- J’ai délabré mon ancienne maison. (I ruined my old house.)
- Nous avons délabré notre amitié avec cette dispute. (We damaged our friendship with this argument.)
- Ils ont délabré leur réputation avec ce scandale. (They ruined their reputation with this scandal.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of délabrer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
---|---|---|---|
je | ai délabré | J’ai délabré le mur. | I ruined the wall. |
tu | as délabré | Tu as délabré ta réputation. | You ruined your reputation. |
il | a délabré | Il a délabré la voiture. | He ruined the car. |
elle | a délabré | Elle a délabré sa robe. | She ruined her dress. |
on | a délabré | On a délabré la salle de bain. | We ruined the bathroom. |
nous | avons délabré | Nous avons délabré le parc. | We ruined the park. |
vous | avez délabré | Vous avez délabré la cuisine. | You ruined the kitchen. |
ils | ont délabré | Ils ont délabré le jardin. | They ruined the garden. |
elles | ont délabré | Elles ont délabré leur relation. | They ruined their relationship. |
Other Conjugations for Délabrer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb délabrer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délabrer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délabrer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délabrer (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délabrer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délabrer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délabrer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délabrer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délabrer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délabrer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délabrer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délabrer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délabrer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délabrer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délabrer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délabrer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délabrer
Struggling with French verbs or the language in general? Why not use our free French Grammar Checker – no registration required!
Get a FREE Download Study Sheet of this Conjugation 🔥
Simply right click the image below, click “save image” and get your free reference for the délabrer present perfect tense conjugation!
Délabrer – 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
I hope you enjoyed this article on the verb délabrer. Still in a learning mood? Check out another TOTALLY random French verb conjugation!