Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désoccuper
Introduction to the verb désoccuper
The English translation of désoccuper is “to vacate” or “to free up.” It is pronounced as “day-zoh-koo-pay.”
The verb désoccuper is a combination of the prefix “dés-” which means “un-” or “not,” and the verb “occuper” meaning “to occupy.” The word originates from Latin roots, with “dis-” meaning “apart” and “occupare” meaning “to seize or take possession of.” In everyday French, désoccuper is used to describe the action of freeing up or vacating a space or position.
In the Passé Composé tense, désoccuper is conjugated with the auxiliary verb “avoir” and the past participle “désoccupé” to indicate an action that has been completed in the past. Here are three examples of how désoccuper is used in this tense with their English translations:
- J’ai désoccupé la chambre d’amis hier soir. (I vacated the guest room last night.)
- Tu as désoccupé ton poste à temps pour prendre tes vacances. (You vacated your position in time to take your vacation.)
- Elle a désoccupé son appartement pour le vendre. (She freed up her apartment to sell it.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of désoccuper
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai désoccupé | J’ai désoccupé la chambre. | I vacated the room. |
tu | as désoccupé | Tu as désoccupé la table. | You vacated the table. |
il | a désoccupé | Il a désoccupé le poste. | He vacated the position. |
elle | a désoccupé | Elle a désoccupé le lit. | She vacated the bed. |
on | a désoccupé | On a désoccupé la salle. | We vacated the room. |
nous | avons désoccupé | Nous avons désoccupé l’appartement. | We vacated the apartment. |
vous | avez désoccupé | Vous avez désoccupé la maison. | You vacated the house. |
ils | ont désoccupé | Ils ont désoccupé le terrain. | They vacated the field. |
elles | ont désoccupé | Elles ont désoccupé l’espace. | They vacated the space. |
Other Conjugations for Désoccuper.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb désoccuper
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désoccuper
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désoccuper
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désoccuper (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désoccuper
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désoccuper
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désoccuper
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désoccuper
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désoccuper
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désoccuper
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désoccuper
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désoccuper
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désoccuper
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désoccuper
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désoccuper
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désoccuper
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désoccuper
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Désoccuper – 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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