Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénoyer
Introduction to the verb dénoyer
The English translation of the French verb dénoyer is “to untie/undo/untangle.” It is pronounced as “daynwah-yay.”
Dénoyer comes from the Old French word “desnoer” which means “to loosen or untie.” It belongs to the first group of regular -er verbs in French.
In everyday French, dénoyer is most often used in the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) tense to talk about past actions or events that have been completed. This tense is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” and the past participle of dénoyer, which is “dénoué.”
Here are three examples of dénoyer in the Passé Composé tense:
- J’ai dénoué mes cheveux avant de me coucher. (I untied my hair before going to bed.)
- Elle a réussi à dénouer la situation tendue entre ses parents. (She managed to untangle the tense situation between her parents.)
- Les ouvriers ont dénoué la corde nouée autour de l’arbre. (The workers untied the rope that was wrapped around the tree.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of dénoyer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai dénoué | J’ai dénoué le nœud. | I untied the knot. |
tu | as dénoué | Tu as dénoué le sac. | You untied the bag. |
il | a dénoué | Il a dénoué l’écharpe. | He untied the scarf. |
elle | a dénoué | Elle a dénoué la corde. | She untied the rope. |
on | a dénoué | On a dénoué le secret. | We unraveled the secret. |
nous | avons dénoué | Nous avons dénoué le conflit. | We resolved the conflict. |
vous | avez dénoué | Vous avez dénoué le problème. | You unraveled the problem. |
ils | ont dénoué | Ils ont dénoué l’affaire. | They solved the case. |
elles | ont dénoué | Elles ont dénoué la situation. | They unraveled the situation. |
Other Conjugations for Dénoyer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dénoyer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénoyer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénoyer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénoyer (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénoyer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénoyer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénoyer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénoyer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénoyer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénoyer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénoyer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénoyer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénoyer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénoyer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénoyer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénoyer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénoyer
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Dénoyer – 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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