Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désemparer
Introduction to the verb désemparer
The English translation of the French verb désemparer is “to dishearten” or “to discourage”. It is pronounced as [de-za~pa-re] in its infinitive form.
Désemparer is derived from the prefix “dés-“, which indicates a negative or opposite meaning, and the verb “emparer”, which means “to seize” or “to take hold of”. Together, désemparer can be understood as “to become dispossessed” or “to lose one’s hold”.
In everyday French, désemparer is most often used in the Passé Composé tense to indicate an action that was completed in the past. It is commonly used to describe a feeling of discouragement or demoralization.
Examples:
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Nous avons été désemparés par la nouvelle de son départ. (We were disheartened by the news of his departure.)
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La défaite de leur équipe les a désemparés. (The defeat of their team left them discouraged.)
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Elle avait été désemparée par la perte de son emploi. (She had been disheartened by the loss of her job.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of désemparer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai désemparé | J’ai désemparé les invités. | I disconcerted the guests. |
tu | as désemparé | Tu as désemparé ton ami. | You disconcerted your friend. |
il | a désemparé | Il a désemparé les enfants. | He disconcerted the children. |
elle | a désemparé | Elle a désemparé les élèves. | She disconcerted the students. |
on | a désemparé | On a désemparé les animaux. | We disconcerted the animals. |
nous | avons désemparé | Nous avons désemparé le public. | We disconcerted the crowd. |
vous | avez désemparé | Vous avez désemparé les voisins. | You disconcerted the neighbors. |
ils | ont désemparé | Ils ont désemparé leurs parents. | They disconcerted their parents. |
elles | ont désemparé | Elles ont désemparé leurs amis. | They disconcerted their friends. |
Other Conjugations for Désemparer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb désemparer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désemparer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désemparer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désemparer (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désemparer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désemparer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désemparer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désemparer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désemparer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désemparer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désemparer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désemparer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désemparer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désemparer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désemparer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désemparer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désemparer
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Désemparer – 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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