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

ByMichael Burns

Introduction to the verb désamarrer

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The English translation of the French verb désamarrer is “to untie” or “to unmoor”. The infinitive form, désamarrer, is pronounced as “day-zah-mah-ray”.

Désamarrer is derived from the combination of the prefix “dés-“, meaning “undo” or “un-“, and the verb “amarrer”, which means “to tie or moor”. It is used to describe the action of untying or unmooring something, such as a boat or a rope.

In everyday spoken French, désamarrer is most often used in the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) tense to talk about a completed action in the past. It is often used in conversation to describe the act of untying or unmooring something that has already been tied or moored.

Here are three examples of désamarrer used in the Passé Composé tense with their English translations:

  1. J’ai désamarré le bateau hier soir. (I untied the boat last night.)
  2. Nous avons désamarré les amarres du navire avant de partir. (We untied the ship’s moorings before leaving.)
  3. La marée haute a rendu difficile de désamarrer le bateau. (The high tide made it difficult to untie the boat.)

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

Pronoun Conjugation Short Example English Translation
je ai désamarré J’ai désamarré le bateau. I undocked the boat.
tu as désamarré Tu as désamarré le navire. You undocked the ship.
il a désamarré Il a désamarré le voilier. He undocked the sailboat.
elle a désamarré Elle a désamarré le cargo. She undocked the cargo ship.
on a désamarré On a désamarré le paquebot. We undocked the cruise ship.
nous avons désamarré Nous avons désamarré le yacht. We undocked the yacht.
vous avez désamarré Vous avez désamarré le bateau de pêche. You undocked the fishing boat.
ils ont désamarré Ils ont désamarré le bateau de croisière. They undocked the cruise ship.
elles ont désamarré Elles ont désamarré le voilier de course. They undocked the racing sailboat.

Other Conjugations for Désamarrer.

   
    Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb désamarrer
   

    Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désamarrer
   

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

    Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désamarrer    (this article)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Désamarrer – 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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