Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délicoter
Introduction to the verb délicoter
The English translation of the French verb délicoter is “to untangle” or “to unravel.” The infinitive form is pronounced “day-lee-koh-tay.”
Délicoter comes from the French word “licot,” which means thread, and the prefix “de-” which indicates the action of undoing or separating. It is most often used in every day French in the Passé Composé tense to refer to an action that happened in the past, but is still relevant in the present.
For example:
- J’ai délicoté les fils de l’écharpe. (I untangled the threads of the scarf.)
- Elle a délicoté ses cheveux avant de se coucher. (She untangled her hair before going to bed.)
- Nous avons passé toute la soirée à délicoter nos problèmes. (We spent the whole evening untangling our problems.)
English translations:
- I untangled the threads of the scarf.
- She untangled her hair before going to bed.
- We spent the whole evening untangling our problems.
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of délicoter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai délicoté | J’ai délicoté la laine. | I untangled the yarn. |
tu | as délicoté | Tu as délicoté tes cheveux. | You untangled your hair. |
il | a délicoté | Il a délicoté les cordes. | He untangled the strings. |
elle | a délicoté | Elle a délicoté son écharpe. | She untangled her scarf. |
on | a délicoté | On a délicoté les fils électriques. | We untangled the electrical wires. |
nous | avons délicoté | Nous avons délicoté la chaîne. | We untangled the chain. |
vous | avez délicoté | Vous avez délicoté le câble. | You untangled the cable. |
ils | ont délicoté | Ils ont délicoté les branches. | They untangled the branches. |
elles | ont délicoté | Elles ont délicoté les vêtements. | They untangled the clothes. |
Other Conjugations for Délicoter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb délicoter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délicoter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délicoter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délicoter (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délicoter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délicoter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délicoter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délicoter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délicoter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délicoter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délicoter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délicoter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délicoter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délicoter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délicoter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délicoter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délicoter
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Délicoter – 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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