Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démontrer
Introduction to the verb démontrer
The English translation of the French verb démontrer is “to demonstrate” or “to show.” It is pronounced as “day-mohn-tray” in the infinitive form.
Démontrer comes from the Latin word “demonstrare,” meaning “to point out” or “to show.” In everyday French, it is most commonly used in the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) tense, which is formed with the auxiliary verb avoir and the past participle démontré.
Here are three simple examples of démontrer in the Passé Composé tense, with their respective English translations:
- J’ai démontré mes compétences en résolvant le problème. (I demonstrated my skills by solving the problem.)
- Nous avons démontré notre amour en restant ensemble pendant toutes ces années. (We have shown our love by staying together all these years.)
- Ils ont démontré leur gratitude en offrant un cadeau à leur professeur. (They demonstrated their gratitude by giving a gift to their teacher.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of démontrer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai démontré | J’ai démontré mes compétences. | I demonstrated my skills. |
tu | as démontré | Tu as démontré ton intérêt. | You demonstrated your interest. |
il | a démontré | Il a démontré son courage. | He demonstrated his bravery. |
elle | a démontré | Elle a démontré sa patience. | She demonstrated her patience. |
on | a démontré | On a démontré nos connaissances. | We demonstrated our knowledge. |
nous | avons démontré | Nous avons démontré notre soutien. | We demonstrated our support. |
vous | avez démontré | Vous avez démontré votre dévouement. | You demonstrated your dedication. |
ils | ont démontré | Ils ont démontré leur talent. | They demonstrated their talent. |
elles | ont démontré | Elles ont démontré leur créativité. | They demonstrated their creativity. |
Other Conjugations for Démontrer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb démontrer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démontrer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démontrer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démontrer (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démontrer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démontrer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démontrer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démontrer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démontrer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démontrer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démontrer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démontrer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démontrer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démontrer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démontrer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démontrer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démontrer
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Démontrer – 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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