Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démotiver
Introduction to the verb démotiver
The English translation of the French verb démotiver is “to demotivate.” The infinitive form is pronounced as “day-mow-tee-vay.”
The word démotiver comes from the French prefix “dé-” meaning “to undo” and the verb “motiver” meaning “to motivate.” It was first used in the French language in the 19th century.
In everyday French, démotiver is used to describe the act of causing someone to lose their motivation or drive. It is often used in the Passé Composé tense, which is the equivalent of the present perfect tense in English.
Here are three simple examples of démotiver used in the Passé Composé tense:
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J’ai été démotivé par les critiques de mon patron. (I have been demotivated by my boss’s criticisms.)
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Elle avait été démotivée par l’échec de son projet. (She had been demotivated by the failure of her project.)
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Ils ont été démotivés par le manque de soutien de leur équipe. (They have been demotivated by the lack of support from their team.)
In all of these examples, démotiver is used to describe a past action that has caused someone to lose their motivation.
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of démotiver
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai démotivé | J’ai démotivé mes collègues. | I demotivated my colleagues. |
tu | as démotivé | Tu as démotivé ton équipe. | You demotivated your team. |
il | a démotivé | Il a démotivé sa famille. | He demotivated his family. |
elle | a démotivé | Elle a démotivé son fils. | She demotivated her son. |
on | a démotivé | On a démotivé les étudiants. | We demotivated the students. |
nous | avons démotivé | Nous avons démotivé nos amis. | We demotivated our friends. |
vous | avez démotivé | Vous avez démotivé vos employés. | You demotivated your employees. |
ils | ont démotivé | Ils ont démotivé leurs élèves. | They demotivated their students. |
elles | ont démotivé | Elles ont démotivé leurs partenaires. | They demotivated their partners. |
Other Conjugations for Démotiver.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb démotiver
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démotiver
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démotiver
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démotiver (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démotiver
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démotiver
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démotiver
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démotiver
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démotiver
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démotiver
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démotiver
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démotiver
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démotiver
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démotiver
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démotiver
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démotiver
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démotiver
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Démotiver – 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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