Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déminer
Introduction to the verb déminer
The English translation of the French verb déminer is “to defuse” or “to remove mines/explosives.” The infinitive form, déminer, is pronounced as “day-mee-nay.”
Déminer comes from the Latin word “minari,” meaning “to threaten.” It was first used in the military context to refer to the act of removing mines or explosives from a battlefield. In everyday French, déminer is still primarily used in this sense, but can also be used in a more figurative way to mean “to defuse” a tense situation or to remove obstacles.
Here are three examples of déminer used in the Passé Composé tense:
- J’ai déminé le terrain avant la négociation. (I defused the situation before the negotiation.)
- Les experts ont réussi à déminer la zone dangereuse. (The experts managed to remove the dangerous area.)
- Nous avons déminé le chemin pour que les réfugiés puissent passer en sécurité. (We cleared the path so that refugees could cross safely.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of déminer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai déminé | J’ai déminé la zone. | I demined the area. |
tu | as déminé | Tu as déminé le chemin. | You demined the path. |
il | a déminé | Il a déminé le champ de mines. | He demined the minefield. |
elle | a déminé | Elle a déminé la ville. | She demined the city. |
on | a déminé | On a déminé la région. | We demined the region. |
nous | avons déminé | Nous avons déminé les routes. | We demined the roads. |
vous | avez déminé | Vous avez déminé la frontière. | You demined the border. |
ils | ont déminé | Ils ont déminé la base. | They demined the base. |
elles | ont déminé | Elles ont déminé le bâtiment. | They demined the building. |
Other Conjugations for Déminer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb déminer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déminer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déminer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déminer (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déminer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déminer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déminer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déminer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déminer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déminer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déminer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déminer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déminer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déminer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déminer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déminer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déminer
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Déminer – 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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