Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démâter
Introduction to the verb démâter
The English translation of the French verb démâter is “to dismast.” It is pronounced as “day-mah-tay.”
The word démâter comes from the word “mât,” meaning “mast,” and the prefix “dé,” which typically indicates a reversal or removal of something.
In everyday French, démâter is most often used in the Passé Composé tense to describe an action that happened in the past and is now completed. It is commonly used in nautical terms to indicate the removal or loss of a ship’s mast.
Examples:
- J’ai démâté mon voilier lors d’une tempête. (I dismasted my sailboat during a storm.)
- Le navire a démâté en pleine mer et a dû être secouru par un autre bateau. (The ship dismasted in the middle of the sea and had to be rescued by another boat.)
- Nous avons démâté la vieille barque pour la réparer. (We dismasted the old boat to repair it.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of démâter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai démâté | J’ai démâté le bateau. | I unrigged the boat. |
tu | as démâté | Tu as démâté le voilier. | You unrigged the sailboat. |
il | a démâté | Il a démâté le navire. | He unrigged the ship. |
elle | a démâté | Elle a démâté le bateau de pêche. | She unrigged the fishing boat. |
on | a démâté | On a démâté le bateau de croisière. | We unrigged the cruise ship. |
nous | avons démâté | Nous avons démâté le voilier. | We unrigged the sailboat. |
vous | avez démâté | Vous avez démâté le yacht. | You unrigged the yacht. |
ils | ont démâté | Ils ont démâté le bateau de course. | They unrigged the racing boat. |
elles | ont démâté | Elles ont démâté le navire militaire. | They unrigged the military ship. |
Other Conjugations for Démâter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb démâter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démâter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démâter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démâter (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démâter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démâter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démâter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démâter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démâter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démâter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démâter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démâter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démâter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démâter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démâter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démâter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démâter
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Démâter – 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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