Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déplafonner

ByMichael Burns

Introduction to the verb déplafonner

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The English translation of the French verb déplafonner is “to remove the ceiling” or “to raise the ceiling.” It is pronounced as “day-pla-fon-nay” in its infinitive form.

Déplafonner comes from the combination of the prefix “dé-” meaning “un-” or “dis-” and the word “plafonner” meaning “to put a ceiling on.” Therefore, déplafonner can be understood as “to take off the ceiling” or “to un-ceiling.”

In everyday French, déplafonner is most often used in the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) tense, which is formed with the auxiliary verb “avoir” and the past participle of déplafonner, which is “déplafonné.” This tense is used to describe past actions that have been completed or have had an impact on the present.

Here are three simple examples of déplafonner used in the Passé Composé tense:

  1. J’ai déplafonné le plafond de ma chambre hier. (I removed the ceiling of my room yesterday.)
  2. Ils ont déplafonné le salaire des employés. (They raised the salary of the employees.)
  3. Elle a déplafonné la limite de vitesse sur cette route. (She removed the speed limit on this road.)

In each of these examples, déplafonner is used to describe a completed action in the past (yesterday, in the second and third sentence, and a general past action in the first sentence) that has had an impact on the present (the room now has no ceiling, the employees now have a higher salary, and the speed limit is no longer in place on that road).

Overall, déplafonner is a versatile verb that can be used in various contexts to describe the removal or raising of a ceiling or limit.

Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of déplafonner

Pronoun Conjugation Short Example English Translation
je ai déplafonné J’ai déplafonné la pièce. I removed the ceiling of the room.
tu as déplafonné Tu as déplafonné le montant. You removed the limit.
il a déplafonné Il a déplafonné le salaire. He removed the salary cap.
elle a déplafonné Elle a déplafonné le taux d’intérêt. She removed the interest rate ceiling.
on a déplafonné On a déplafonné les prix. We removed the price ceiling.
nous avons déplafonné Nous avons déplafonné le loyer. We removed the rent cap.
vous avez déplafonné Vous avez déplafonné la production. You removed the production ceiling.
ils ont déplafonné Ils ont déplafonné les dépenses. They removed the spending limit.
elles ont déplafonné Elles ont déplafonné les taxes. They removed the tax ceiling.

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Déplafonner – About the French Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense

The French Passé Composé is a compound tense used to express actions or events that have been completed in the past. It is one of the most common past tenses in the French language and is typically used in everyday conversation to describe actions that occurred at a specific point in the past. The Passé Composé is constructed using an auxiliary verb (either “être” or “avoir”) and a past participle.

NOTE: To take a deep dive into all the French tenses then see our article on Mastering French Tense Conjugation.

Formation of the Passé Composé

Set the auxiliary verb with either

“être” – used with a select group of verbs (mostly intransitive verbs of motion, reflexive verbs, and some others) or
“avoir” – used with most other verbs. 

Conjugate the auxiliary verb

If using “être,” you must conjugate it in the present tense according to the subject of the sentence. 
Je suis, Tu es, Il est, Nous sommes, Vous êtes, Ils sont 
If using “avoir,” conjugate it according to the subject as well: 
J’ai, Tu as, Elle a, Nous avons, Vous avez, Ils ont.  

Add the past participle

For regular -er verbs, remove the -er ending and add -é (e.g., “parler” becomes “parlé”). 
For regular -ir verbs, remove the -ir ending and add -i (e.g., “finir” becomes “fini”). 
For regular -re verbs, remove the -re ending and add -u (e.g., “vendre” becomes “vendu”). 
For irregular verbs, you’ll need to learn the past participles individually, as they don’t follow a regular pattern.

Common everyday usage patterns

Narrating Past Events

The Passé Composé is used to talk about specific actions or events that took place in the past. For example: “Hier, j’ai mangé une pizza” (Yesterday, I ate a pizza). 

Sequential Actions

When describing a series of actions in the past, the Passé Composé is used. For example: “D’abord, je me suis réveillé, puis je suis allé travailler” (First, I woke up, then I went to work). 

Describing Completed Actions

It’s used to emphasize that an action has been completed, often with a specific time reference. For example: “Elle a terminé son travail à 18 heures” (She finished her work at 6 p.m.). 

Interactions with other tenses

Imperfect Tense

The Passé Composé is often used in conjunction with the imperfect tense when telling a story or describing past events. The Passé Composé is used for specific actions that occurred, while the imperfect is used for background information or ongoing actions. 
For example: “Il pleuvait quand j’ai sorti mon parapluie” (It was raining when I took out my umbrella).

Conditional and Future Tenses

The Passé Composé is used as a reference point in complex sentences to establish the sequence of events in relation to future or conditional actions. 
For example: “Quand il est arrivé, je lui ai donné ton message” (When he arrived, I gave him your message). 

Summary

The French Passé Composé is an essential tense for talking about completed actions in the past in everyday conversation. It’s important to master the choice of auxiliary verb and the past participle conjugation for various verbs to use it effectively.

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