Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démurer
Introduction to the verb démurer
The English translation of the French verb démurer is “to stay,” “to remain,” or “to dwell.” It is pronounced as “deh-moo-ray.”
The origin of the word démurer comes from the Latin word “mūrāre” meaning “to wall up.” In French, it evolved to mean “to remain in a place” or “to occupy a place.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the Passé Composé tense to talk about actions that have been completed in the past and have an impact on the present.
Here are three examples of how it can be used in the Passé Composé tense:
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Hier, j’ai démuré chez mes parents. (Yesterday, I stayed at my parents’ house.)
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Nous avons démuré dans cette ville pendant cinq ans. (We lived in this city for five years.)
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Elle a démuré dans cette maison toute sa vie. (She has lived in this house her whole life.)
English translations:
- Yesterday, I stayed at my parents’ house.
- We lived in this city for five years.
- She has lived in this house her whole life.
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of démurer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai démuré | J’ai démuré la maison. | I demolished the house. |
tu | as démuré | Tu as démuré le mur. | You demolished the wall. |
il | a démuré | Il a démuré l’immeuble. | He demolished the building. |
elle | a démuré | Elle a démuré la clôture. | She demolished the fence. |
on | a démuré | On a démuré le bâtiment. | We demolished the building. |
nous | avons démuré | Nous avons démuré la structure. | We demolished the structure. |
vous | avez démuré | Vous avez démuré la maisonnette. | You demolished the cottage. |
ils | ont démuré | Ils ont démuré la maison. | They demolished the house. |
elles | ont démuré | Elles ont démuré la muraille. | They demolished the wall. |
Other Conjugations for Démurer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb démurer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démurer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démurer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démurer (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démurer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démurer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démurer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démurer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démurer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démurer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démurer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démurer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démurer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démurer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démurer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démurer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démurer
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Démurer – 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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