Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déraciner
Introduction to the verb déraciner
The English translation of déraciner is “to uproot.” The infinitive form is pronounced “day-ra-see-nay.”
The word déraciner comes from the Latin word “radix” meaning “root,” and the prefix “de-” meaning “removal.” It first appeared in French in the 13th century.
In everyday French, déraciner is most often used in the Passé Composé tense, which is equivalent to the Present Perfect tense in English. This tense is used to describe an action that happened in the past and is still relevant in the present.
Here are three simple examples of déraciner being used in the Passé Composé tense:
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J’ai déraciné les mauvaises herbes dans mon jardin. (I uprooted the weeds in my garden.)
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Nous avons dû déraciner notre vie entière pour déménager dans une nouvelle ville. (We had to uproot our entire lives to move to a new city.)
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Ils ont été déracinés de leur pays natal en raison de la guerre. (They were uprooted from their homeland due to the war.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of déraciner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai déraciné | J’ai déraciné l’arbre. | I uprooted the tree. |
tu | as déraciné | Tu as déraciné les mauvaises herbes. | You uprooted the weeds. |
il | a déraciné | Il a déraciné les fleurs. | He uprooted the flowers. |
elle | a déraciné | Elle a déraciné la plante. | She uprooted the plant. |
on | a déraciné | On a déraciné les arbustes. | We uprooted the bushes. |
nous | avons déraciné | Nous avons déraciné les racines. | We uprooted the roots. |
vous | avez déraciné | Vous avez déraciné les poteaux. | You uprooted the posts. |
ils | ont déraciné | Ils ont déraciné les arbres. | They uprooted the trees. |
elles | ont déraciné | Elles ont déraciné les plantes. | They uprooted the plants. |
Other Conjugations for Déraciner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb déraciner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déraciner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déraciner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déraciner (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déraciner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déraciner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déraciner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déraciner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déraciner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déraciner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déraciner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déraciner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déraciner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déraciner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déraciner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déraciner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déraciner
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Déraciner – 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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