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

ByMichael Burns

Introduction to the verb dépuceler

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The English translation of the French verb dépuceler is “to deflower” or “to take someone’s virginity.” It is pronounced as “day-poo-seh-lay” in its infinitive form.

The word dépuceler comes from the Latin word “pudicella,” meaning “young girl” or “virgin.” It first appeared in the French language in the 12th century.

In everyday French, dépuceler is most often used in the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) tense to talk about a past action that has been completed. It is commonly used in a sexual context, but can also be used metaphorically to mean “to initiate or initiate someone into something.”

Examples:

  1. J’ai dépucelé ma petite amie hier soir. (I deflowered my girlfriend last night.)
  2. Malgré son âge avancé, il n’a jamais été dépucelé. (Despite his advanced age, he has never been deflowered.)
  3. Le film raconte l’histoire d’une jeune fille dépucelée par son professeur. (The movie tells the story of a young girl who is deflowered by her teacher.)

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

Pronoun Conjugation Short Example English Translation
je ai dépucelé J’ai dépucelé mon petit ami. I took my boyfriend’s virginity.
tu as dépucelé Tu as dépucelé ta petite amie. You took your girlfriend’s virginity.
il a dépucelé Il a dépucelé sa copine. He took his girlfriend’s virginity.
elle a dépucelé Elle a dépucelé son copain. She took her boyfriend’s virginity.
on a dépucelé On a dépucelé notre camarade de classe. We took our classmate’s virginity.
nous avons dépucelé Nous avons dépucelé nos partenaires. We took our partners’ virginity.
vous avez dépucelé Vous avez dépucelé vos amants. You took your lovers’ virginity.
ils ont dépucelé Ils ont dépucelé les jeunes filles. They took the girls’ virginity.
elles ont dépucelé Elles ont dépucelé les jeunes hommes. They took the boys’ virginity.

Other Conjugations for Dépuceler.

   
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    Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépuceler
   

    Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépuceler
   

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    Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépuceler
   

    Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépuceler
   

    Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépuceler
   

    Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépuceler

    Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépuceler

    Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépuceler

    Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépuceler
   

    Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépuceler

    Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépuceler
   

    Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépuceler
   

    Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépuceler

    L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépuceler

    L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépuceler

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Dépuceler – 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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