Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépiquer
Introduction to the verb dépiquer
The English translation of the French verb dépiquer is “to pick (something) apart” or “to undo (something) stitch by stitch.” It is pronounced as “day-peek-ay” in its infinitive form.
Dépiquer comes from the old French word “piquer,” meaning “to sting” or “prick.” It can also be traced back to the Latin word “piccare,” which means “to prick.”
In everyday French, dépiquer is most often used in the Passé Composé tense, which is the equivalent of the present perfect tense in English. This tense is used to describe actions that have been completed in the past.
Here are three simple examples of dépiquer in the Passé Composé tense:
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J’ai dépiqué ma robe pour la retoucher.
English translation: I picked apart my dress to alter it. -
Il a dépiqué le vieux tapis pour le nettoyer.
English translation: He undid the stitches of the old carpet to clean it. -
Nous avons dépiqué les boutons de la chemise.
English translation: We picked off the buttons of the shirt.
In all these examples, dépiquer is used to describe the action of carefully undoing stitches or taking something apart piece by piece.
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of dépiquer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai dépiqué | J’ai dépiqué les pommes de terre. | I dug up the potatoes. |
tu | as dépiqué | Tu as dépiqué les carottes. | You dug up the carrots. |
il | a dépiqué | Il a dépiqué les radis. | He dug up the radishes. |
elle | a dépiqué | Elle a dépiqué les oignons. | She dug up the onions. |
on | a dépiqué | On a dépiqué les betteraves. | We dug up the beets. |
nous | avons dépiqué | Nous avons dépiqué les haricots verts. | We dug up the green beans. |
vous | avez dépiqué | Vous avez dépiqué les fraises. | You dug up the strawberries. |
ils | ont dépiqué | Ils ont dépiqué les courgettes. | They dug up the zucchini. |
elles | ont dépiqué | Elles ont dépiqué les aubergines. | They dug up the eggplants. |
Other Conjugations for Dépiquer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dépiquer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépiquer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépiquer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépiquer (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépiquer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépiquer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépiquer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépiquer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépiquer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépiquer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépiquer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépiquer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépiquer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépiquer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépiquer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépiquer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépiquer
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Dépiquer – 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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