Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désembuer
Introduction to the verb désembuer
The English translation of the French verb désembuer is “to demist” or “to demistify.” It is pronounced as “day-som-buh-ay.”
Désembuer comes from the combination of the prefix “dés-” meaning “un-” or “dis-” and the verb “embrumer” meaning “to mist.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) tense to describe an action that has been completed in the past.
Examples in Passé Composé tense:
- J’ai désembué mes lunettes avant de sortir. (I demisted my glasses before going out.)
- Nous avons désembué la vitre de la voiture pour mieux voir la route. (We demisted the car window to see the road better.)
- Tu as désembué le miroir avec ta serviette. (You demisted the mirror with your towel.)
In all of these examples, désembuer is used to describe the action of removing mist or fog from a surface. It is a commonly used verb in French and can be used in various situations, such as cleaning glasses or mirrors, clearing a car window, or even demisting a bathroom mirror after a shower.
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of désembuer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai désembué | J’ai désembué le miroir. | I defogged the mirror. |
tu | as désembué | Tu as désembué les lunettes. | You defogged the glasses. |
il | a désembué | Il a désembué la vitre. | He defogged the window. |
elle | a désembué | Elle a désembué le pare-brise. | She defogged the windshield. |
on | a désembué | On a désembué le miroir. | We defogged the mirror. |
nous | avons désembué | Nous avons désembué les vitres. | We defogged the windows. |
vous | avez désembué | Vous avez désembué le pare-brise. | You defogged the windshield. |
ils | ont désembué | Ils ont désembué les lunettes. | They defogged the glasses. |
elles | ont désembué | Elles ont désembué le miroir. | They defogged the mirror. |
Other Conjugations for Désembuer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb désembuer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désembuer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désembuer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désembuer (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désembuer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désembuer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désembuer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désembuer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désembuer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désembuer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désembuer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désembuer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désembuer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désembuer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désembuer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désembuer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désembuer
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Désembuer – 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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