Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démériter
Introduction to the verb démériter
The English translation of the French verb démériter is “to not deserve” or “to be unworthy of”. It is pronounced as “day-may-ree-tay”.
The word démériter comes from the Latin word “dēmēreō”, which means “to deserve”. It entered the French language in the 12th century and evolved to its current form over time.
In everyday French, démériter is most often used in the Passé Composé tense, which is equivalent to the English Present Perfect tense. This tense is used to talk about actions or events that were completed in the past and have a connection to the present.
Here are three simple examples of how démériter is used in the Passé Composé tense:
- J’ai démérité cette promotion. (I didn’t deserve this promotion.)
- Ils ont démérité la confiance de leur patron. (They were unworthy of their boss’s trust.)
- Elle a démérité son statut de star. (She didn’t deserve her status as a star.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of démériter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai démérité | J’ai démérité cette récompense. | I didn’t deserve this reward. |
tu | as démérité | Tu as démérité ta place dans l’équipe. | You didn’t deserve your spot on the team. |
il | a démérité | Il a démérité sa réputation. | He didn’t deserve his reputation. |
elle | a démérité | Elle a démérité ses notes. | She didn’t deserve her grades. |
on | a démérité | On a démérité cette occasion. | We didn’t deserve this opportunity. |
nous | avons démérité | Nous avons démérité cette promotion. | We didn’t deserve this promotion. |
vous | avez démérité | Vous avez démérité votre confiance. | You didn’t deserve your trust. |
ils | ont démérité | Ils ont démérité leur position. | They didn’t deserve their position. |
elles | ont démérité | Elles ont démérité leur succès. | They didn’t deserve their success. |
Other Conjugations for Démériter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb démériter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démériter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démériter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démériter (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démériter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démériter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démériter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démériter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démériter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démériter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démériter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démériter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démériter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démériter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démériter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démériter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démériter
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Démériter – 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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