Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démarcher
Introduction to the verb démarcher
The English translation of the French verb démarcher is to canvass or to solicit. It is pronounced as “day-mar-shay”.
The language origin of démarcher comes from the combination of the prefix “dé-“, which indicates the completion of an action, and the word “marche”, which means “step” or “walk”. The verb is mostly used in everyday French in the Passé Composé tense, which is the equivalent of the Present Perfect tense in English. This tense is used to talk about past actions that have been completed or have a connection to the present.
Three examples of using démarcher in the Passé Composé tense are:
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J’ai démarché toutes les maisons du quartier pour promouvoir notre événement. (I canvassed all the houses in the neighborhood to promote our event.)
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Elle a démarché les entreprises pour trouver un stage. (She solicited companies to find an internship.)
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Nous avons démarché plusieurs partenaires pour financer notre projet. (We canvassed several partners to fund our project.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of démarcher
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai démarché | J’ai démarché pour un nouveau travail. | I canvassed for a new job. |
tu | as démarché | Tu as démarché des clients potentiels. | You canvassed potential clients. |
il | a démarché | Il a démarché la ville pour obtenir des fonds. | He canvassed the city for funding. |
elle | a démarché | Elle a démarché les entreprises pour obtenir des sponsors. | She canvassed companies for sponsors. |
on | a démarché | On a démarché les élèves pour participer à l’événement. | We canvassed students to participate in the event. |
nous | avons démarché | Nous avons démarché les voisins pour nettoyer la rue. | We canvassed the neighbors to clean the street. |
vous | avez démarché | Vous avez démarché les commerçants pour obtenir des dons. | You canvassed merchants for donations. |
ils | ont démarché | Ils ont démarché la région pour promouvoir leur produit. | They canvassed the region to promote their product. |
elles | ont démarché | Elles ont démarché les associations pour obtenir du soutien. | They canvassed organizations for support. |
Other Conjugations for Démarcher.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb démarcher
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démarcher
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démarcher
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démarcher (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démarcher
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démarcher
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démarcher
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démarcher
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démarcher
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démarcher
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démarcher
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démarcher
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démarcher
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démarcher
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démarcher
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démarcher
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démarcher
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Démarcher – 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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