Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démouscailler
Introduction to the verb démouscailler
The English translation of the French verb démouscailler is to descale or remove scales. It is pronounced as day-moo-skye-yay and the infinitive form is pronounced as day-moo-skye-yay.
Démouscailler comes from the French words “dé” meaning “to remove” and “mouscailler” which means “to scale”. It is a combination of the verb “mousser” meaning “to scale” and the prefix “dé”.
In everyday French, démouscailler is most often used in the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) tense. This tense is used to describe past actions that have been completed or have an impact on the present.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense:
- J’ai démouscaillé le poisson avant de le cuire. (I descaled the fish before cooking it.)
- Nous avons démouscaillé la poêle pour la réutiliser. (We descaled the pan to use it again.)
- Tu as démouscaillé les légumes pour la salade? (Did you descale the vegetables for the salad?)
In each of these examples, the verb démouscailler is conjugated in the Passé Composé tense with the subject pronouns “j'” (I), “nous” (we), and “tu” (you). It is followed by the auxiliary verb “avoir” (to have) and the past participle “démouscaillé”. The English translations also use the past tense to describe completed actions.
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of démouscailler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai démouscaillé | J’ai démouscaillé la maison. | I removed the scales from the house. |
tu | as démouscaillé | Tu as démouscaillé le poisson. | You removed the scales from the fish. |
il | a démouscaillé | Il a démouscaillé la baignoire. | He removed the scales from the bathtub. |
elle | a démouscaillé | Elle a démouscaillé la voiture. | She removed the scales from the car. |
on | a démouscaillé | On a démouscaillé le mur. | We removed the scales from the wall. |
nous | avons démouscaillé | Nous avons démouscaillé la piscine. | We removed the scales from the pool. |
vous | avez démouscaillé | Vous avez démouscaillé les assiettes. | You removed the scales from the plates. |
ils | ont démouscaillé | Ils ont démouscaillé le toit. | They removed the scales from the roof. |
elles | ont démouscaillé | Elles ont démouscaillé les écailles. | They removed the scales from the scales. |
Other Conjugations for Démouscailler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb démouscailler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démouscailler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démouscailler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démouscailler (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démouscailler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démouscailler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démouscailler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démouscailler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démouscailler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démouscailler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démouscailler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démouscailler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démouscailler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démouscailler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démouscailler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démouscailler
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Démouscailler – 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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