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

ByMichael Burns

Introduction to the verb désembourber

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The English translation of désembourber is “to extricate oneself from a difficult situation” or “to get out of a muddy situation.” It is pronounced “day-sahm-boor-bay” in the infinitive form.

Désembourber comes from the prefix “dés-” meaning “out of” and the verb “embourber” which means “to get stuck in the mud.” Together, they mean “to get out of the mud.”

In everyday French, désembourber is most often used in the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) tense to describe an action that was completed in the past. It is commonly used in conversations to talk about overcoming a difficult situation or getting out of a problem.

  1. Je me suis désembourbé de mes dettes. (I got out of my debts.)

  2. Elle s’est désembourbée de sa relation toxique. (She got out of her toxic relationship.)

  3. Nous nous sommes désembourbés de notre voiture coincée dans la boue. (We got our car out of the mud.)

  4. I got out of my debts.

  5. She got out of her toxic relationship.

  6. We got our car out of the mud.

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

Pronoun Conjugation Short Example English Translation
je ai désembourbé J’ai désembourbé la voiture. I unstuck the car.
tu as désembourbé Tu as désembourbé tes chaussures. You unstuck your shoes.
il a désembourbé Il a désembourbé le vélo. He unstuck the bike.
elle a désembourbé Elle a désembourbé le tracteur. She unstuck the tractor.
on a désembourbé On a désembourbé l’animal. We unstuck the animal.
nous avons désembourbé Nous avons désembourbé la roue. We unstuck the wheel.
vous avez désembourbé Vous avez désembourbé le pneu. You unstuck the tire.
ils ont désembourbé Ils ont désembourbé le chemin. They unstuck the path.
elles ont désembourbé Elles ont désembourbé la boue. They unstuck the mud.

Other Conjugations for Désembourber.

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

    Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désembourber
   

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Désembourber – 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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