Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépointer
Introduction to the verb dépointer
The English translation of the French verb dépointer is “to clock out.” It is pronounced as “de-pwahn-te.”
Dépointer comes from the prefix “dé-” meaning “to undo” or “to remove” and the noun “pointe” which can refer to a “point” or “tip,” but in this context, it means “shift” or “work period.” Together, dépointer literally means “to remove the work period,” or in other words, “to clock out.”
In everyday French, dépointer is often used in the Passé Composé (present perfect) tense to talk about a past action of clocking out. Here are three examples:
- J’ai dépointé à 18h hier soir. (I clocked out at 6pm last night.)
- Tu as dépointé plus tôt que d’habitude aujourd’hui. (You clocked out earlier than usual today.)
- Ils ont dépointé ensemble pour aller prendre un verre. (They clocked out together to go grab a drink.)
English translations:
- I clocked out at 6pm last night.
- You clocked out earlier than usual today.
- They clocked out together to go grab a drink.
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of dépointer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai dépointé | J’ai dépointé les aiguilles. | I removed the needles. |
tu | as dépointé | Tu as dépointé le tissu. | You removed the fabric. |
il | a dépointé | Il a dépointé le motif. | He removed the pattern. |
elle | a dépointé | Elle a dépointé les coutures. | She removed the seams. |
on | a dépointé | On a dépointé les fils. | We removed the threads. |
nous | avons dépointé | Nous avons dépointé les boutons. | We removed the buttons. |
vous | avez dépointé | Vous avez dépointé le col. | You removed the collar. |
ils | ont dépointé | Ils ont dépointé le revers. | They removed the cuffs. |
elles | ont dépointé | Elles ont dépointé les poches. | They removed the pockets. |
Other Conjugations for Dépointer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dépointer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépointer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépointer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépointer (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépointer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépointer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépointer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépointer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépointer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépointer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépointer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépointer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépointer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépointer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépointer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépointer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépointer
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Dépointer – 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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