Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépecer
Introduction to the verb dépecer
The English translation of dépecer is “to carve” or “to butcher.” It is pronounced as “day-puh-sey” in its infinitive form.
Dépecer comes from the Old French word “despecier,” which means “to divide” or “to cut into pieces.” It is derived from the Latin word “dis-,” meaning “apart,” and “pectus,” meaning “breast” or “chest.” In everyday French, dépecer is most often used in the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) tense to talk about actions that have been completed in the past.
Examples:
- J’ai dépecé le poulet pour le dîner. (I carved the chicken for dinner.)
- Elle a dépecé le lapin pour le mettre au congélateur. (She butchered the rabbit to put it in the freezer.)
- Nous avons dépecé l’agneau pour le rôti de dimanche. (We carved the lamb for Sunday’s roast.)
In all of these examples, dépecer is used in the Passé Composé tense to indicate that the action of carving or butchering has been completed in the past.
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of dépecer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai dépecé | J’ai dépecé le poulet. | I cut up the chicken. |
tu | as dépecé | Tu as dépecé le cerf. | You cut up the deer. |
il | a dépecé | Il a dépecé le lapin. | He cut up the rabbit. |
elle | a dépecé | Elle a dépecé le poisson. | She cut up the fish. |
on | a dépecé | On a dépecé l’agneau. | We cut up the lamb. |
nous | avons dépecé | Nous avons dépecé le boeuf. | We cut up the beef. |
vous | avez dépecé | Vous avez dépecé le sanglier. | You cut up the wild boar. |
ils | ont dépecé | Ils ont dépecé le chevreuil. | They cut up the deer. |
elles | ont dépecé | Elles ont dépecé la biche. | They cut up the doe. |
Other Conjugations for Dépecer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dépecer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépecer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépecer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépecer (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépecer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépecer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépecer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépecer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépecer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépecer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépecer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépecer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépecer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépecer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépecer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépecer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépecer
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Dépecer – 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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