Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépatouiller
Introduction to the verb dépatouiller
The English translation of the French verb dépatouiller is to untangle or to disentangle. The infinitive form is pronounced as “day-pah-too-yay.”
Dépatouiller comes from the combination of the prefix “dé-” which indicates a reversal or removal, and the word “patouiller” which means to mess around or make a mess. It is a colloquial term and is most commonly used in informal situations.
In the passé composé tense, dépatouiller is used to describe a past action of disentangling or untangling something. It is often used in a figurative sense, to describe solving a problem or getting out of a difficult situation.
Here are three simple examples of dépatouiller in the passé composé tense with their English translations:
- J’ai réussi à me dépatouiller avec mes devoirs. (I managed to untangle myself from my homework.)
- Elle s’est dépatouillée avec tact de la conversation embarrassante. (She tactfully untangled herself from the awkward conversation.)
- Nous avons finalement réussi à dépatouiller la situation. (We finally managed to untangle the situation.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of dépatouiller
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai dépatouillé | J’ai dépatouillé le problème. | I untangled the problem. |
tu | as dépatouillé | Tu as dépatouillé les fils. | You untangled the wires. |
il | a dépatouillé | Il a dépatouillé la situation. | He untangled the situation. |
elle | a dépatouillé | Elle a dépatouillé ses cheveux. | She untangled her hair. |
on | a dépatouillé | On a dépatouillé les nœuds. | We untangled the knots. |
nous | avons dépatouillé | Nous avons dépatouillé le sac. | We untangled the bag. |
vous | avez dépatouillé | Vous avez dépatouillé les cordes. | You untangled the ropes. |
ils | ont dépatouillé | Ils ont dépatouillé les problèmes. | They untangled the problems. |
elles | ont dépatouillé | Elles ont dépatouillé les situations. | They untangled the situations. |
Other Conjugations for Dépatouiller.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dépatouiller
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépatouiller
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépatouiller
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépatouiller (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépatouiller
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépatouiller
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépatouiller
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépatouiller
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépatouiller
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépatouiller
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépatouiller
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépatouiller
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépatouiller
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépatouiller
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépatouiller
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépatouiller
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Dépatouiller – 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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