Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démanteler
Introduction to the verb démanteler
The English translation of the French verb démanteler is “to dismantle.” It is pronounced as “day-mon-TEL-ay.”
Démanteler comes from the French word “démantèlement,” which means “dismantlement” or “demolition.” The verb is derived from the prefix “dé-” meaning “down” and the word “manteler” meaning “to cover.” In everyday French, démanteler is most often used in the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) tense to describe an action that has been completed in the past.
Here are three simple examples of démanteler in the Passé Composé tense:
- Le gouvernement a démantelé le groupe terroriste. (The government dismantled the terrorist group.)
- Ils ont démantelé l’ancienne usine pour construire un nouveau centre commercial. (They dismantled the old factory to build a new shopping center.)
- Nous avons démantelé notre tente et nous sommes partis tôt le matin. (We dismantled our tent and left early in the morning.)
In all of these examples, démanteler is used to describe an action that has been completed in the past. It can also be used in other tenses such as the present tense (démantèle), future tense (démantèlerai), and imperfect tense (démantelais).
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of démanteler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai démantelé | J’ai démantelé le système. | I dismantled the system. |
tu | as démantelé | Tu as démantelé l’entreprise. | You dismantled the company. |
il | a démantelé | Il a démantelé la machine. | He dismantled the machine. |
elle | a démantelé | Elle a démantelé l’usine. | She dismantled the factory. |
on | a démantelé | On a démantelé le réseau. | We dismantled the network. |
nous | avons démantelé | Nous avons démantelé le projet. | We dismantled the project. |
vous | avez démantelé | Vous avez démantelé l’organisation. | You dismantled the organization. |
ils | ont démantelé | Ils ont démantelé le groupe. | They dismantled the group. |
elles | ont démantelé | Elles ont démantelé l’équipe. | They dismantled the team. |
Other Conjugations for Démanteler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb démanteler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démanteler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démanteler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démanteler (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démanteler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démanteler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démanteler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démanteler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démanteler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démanteler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démanteler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démanteler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démanteler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démanteler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démanteler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démanteler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démanteler
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Démanteler – 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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