Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénouer
Introduction to the verb dénouer
The English translation of the French verb dénouer is “to untie” or “to unravel.” The infinitive form, dénouer, is pronounced as “day-noo-ay.”
Dénouer comes from the old French word “denoer,” which comes from the Latin “de” meaning “off” and “nodus” meaning “knot.” In everyday French, dénouer is most often used in the Passé Composé tense to talk about an action that was completed in the past.
Here are three examples of dénouer being used in the Passé Composé tense with their respective English translations:
- J’ai dénoué les cordes du paquet cadeau. (I untied the strings of the gift package.)
- Tu as dénoué ton chignon pour dormir. (You untied your bun to sleep.)
- Elle a dénoué les nœuds de son écharpe. (She unraveled the knots of her scarf.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of dénouer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai dénoué | J’ai dénoué le noeud. | I untied the knot. |
tu | as dénoué | Tu as dénoué tes cheveux. | You untied your hair. |
il | a dénoué | Il a dénoué la corde. | He untied the rope. |
elle | a dénoué | Elle a dénoué le ruban. | She untied the ribbon. |
on | a dénoué | On a dénoué le problème. | We untied the problem. |
nous | avons dénoué | Nous avons dénoué les fils. | We untied the wires. |
vous | avez dénoué | Vous avez dénoué la situation. | You untied the situation. |
ils | ont dénoué | Ils ont dénoué les lacets. | They untied the shoelaces. |
elles | ont dénoué | Elles ont dénoué le sac. | They untied the bag. |
Other Conjugations for Dénouer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dénouer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénouer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénouer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénouer (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénouer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénouer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénouer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénouer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénouer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénouer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénouer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénouer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénouer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénouer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénouer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénouer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénouer
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Dénouer – 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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