Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désabuser
Introduction to the verb désabuser
The English translation of the French verb désabuser is “to disillusion” or “to disabuse.” It is pronounced as “day-zah-byoo-zay” in its infinitive form.
The word désabuser is derived from the prefix dés-, which means “undoing” or “negation,” and the verb abuser, which means “to deceive” or “to misuse.” This combination gives désabuser the meaning of “undoing deception” or “correcting someone’s false beliefs.”
In everyday French, désabuser is most often used in the Passé Composé tense, which is the equivalent of the present perfect tense in English. This tense is used to talk about actions that were completed in the past but have an effect on the present.
Here are three examples of désabuser used in the Passé Composé tense:
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J’ai désabusé mon ami en lui montrant les preuves de son erreur.
(I disillusioned my friend by showing him evidence of his mistake.) -
Elle s’est désabusée en découvrant la vérité sur son mari.
(She became disillusioned by discovering the truth about her husband.) -
Nous nous sommes désabusés de nos illusions sur la vie en grandissant.
(We became disabused of our illusions about life as we grew up.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of désabuser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | me suis désabusé(e) | Je me suis désabusé(e) de la politique. | I became disillusioned with politics. |
tu | t’es désabusé(e) | Tu t’es désabusé(e) de tes rêves. | You became disillusioned with your dreams. |
il | s’est désabusé | Il s’est désabusé des mensonges. | He became disillusioned with the lies. |
elle | s’est désabusée | Elle s’est désabusée de cette relation. | She became disillusioned with this relationship. |
on | s’est désabusé | On s’est désabusé de cette idée. | We became disillusioned with this idea. |
nous | nous sommes désabusés | Nous nous sommes désabusés de l’avenir. | We became disillusioned with the future. |
vous | vous êtes désabusés | Vous vous êtes désabusés des promesses. | You became disillusioned with the promises. |
ils | se sont désabusés | Ils se sont désabusés des résultats. | They became disillusioned with the results. |
elles | se sont désabusées | Elles se sont désabusées de la société. | They became disillusioned with society. |
Other Conjugations for Désabuser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb désabuser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désabuser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désabuser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désabuser (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désabuser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désabuser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désabuser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désabuser
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désabuser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désabuser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désabuser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désabuser
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désabuser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désabuser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désabuser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désabuser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désabuser
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Désabuser – 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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