Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépontiller
Introduction to the verb dépontiller
The English translation of dépontiller is “to take off the heels” or “to kick off one’s shoes.” It is pronounced “day-pon-tee-yay.”
Dépontiller comes from the combination of the French words “dé-” meaning “off” and “pontiller” meaning “to put heels on.” It is a reflexive verb, meaning the subject is performing the action on themselves.
In everyday French, dépontiller is often used in the Passé Composé tense to describe the action of taking off one’s shoes after wearing them for a period of time. It can also be used in a figurative sense to describe someone letting go of their inhibitions or being relieved of a burden.
Examples in the Passé Composé tense:
- Je me suis dépontillée après une longue journée de travail. (I kicked off my heels after a long day of work.)
- Les invités se sont dépontillés avant de rentrer dans la maison. (The guests took off their shoes before entering the house.)
- Après avoir dansé toute la nuit, elle s’est enfin dépontillée et a enlevé ses chaussures. (After dancing all night, she finally let go and took off her shoes.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of dépontiller
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai dépontillé | J’ai dépontillé la bouteille. | I uncorked the bottle. |
tu | as dépontillé | Tu as dépontillé le bouchon. | You uncorked the cork. |
il | a dépontillé | Il a dépontillé la boîte. | He uncorked the box. |
elle | a dépontillé | Elle a dépontillé la bière. | She uncorked the beer. |
on | a dépontillé | On a dépontillé le vin. | We uncorked the wine. |
nous | avons dépontillé | Nous avons dépontillé le champagne. | We uncorked the champagne. |
vous | avez dépontillé | Vous avez dépontillé le jus. | You uncorked the juice. |
ils | ont dépontillé | Ils ont dépontillé le cidre. | They uncorked the cider. |
elles | ont dépontillé | Elles ont dépontillé la limonade. | They uncorked the lemonade. |
Other Conjugations for Dépontiller.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dépontiller
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépontiller
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépontiller
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépontiller (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépontiller
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépontiller
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépontiller
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépontiller
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépontiller
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépontiller
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépontiller
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépontiller
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépontiller
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépontiller
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépontiller
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépontiller
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Dépontiller – 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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