Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessécher
Introduction to the verb dessécher
The English translation of dessécher is “to dry up.” It is pronounced “deh-seh-shay.”
The word dessécher comes from the French word “sécher,” meaning “to dry.” It is derived from the Latin word “siccare,” meaning “to dry.”
In everyday French, dessécher is most often used in the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) tense to describe an action that has been completed in the past.
Three simple examples of its usage in this tense are:
- J’ai desséché mes vêtements sur la corde à linge. (I have dried my clothes on the clothesline.)
- Elle a desséché les fleurs pour les conserver. (She has dried the flowers to preserve them.)
- Nous avons desséché le lac pour construire une route. (We have dried up the lake to build a road.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of dessécher
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai desséché | J’ai desséché la plante. | I dried out the plant. |
tu | as desséché | Tu as desséché le sol. | You dried out the ground. |
il | a desséché | Il a desséché l’herbe. | He dried out the grass. |
elle | a desséché | Elle a desséché la viande. | She dried out the meat. |
on | a desséché | On a desséché les fruits. | We dried out the fruits. |
nous | avons desséché | Nous avons desséché le linge. | We dried out the laundry. |
vous | avez desséché | Vous avez desséché les fleurs. | You dried out the flowers. |
ils | ont desséché | Ils ont desséché le lac. | They dried out the lake. |
elles | ont desséché | Elles ont desséché les ruisseaux. | They dried out the streams. |
Other Conjugations for Dessécher.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dessécher
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessécher
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessécher
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessécher (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessécher
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessécher
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessécher
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessécher
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessécher
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessécher
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessécher
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessécher
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessécher
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessécher
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessécher
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessécher
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessécher
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Dessécher – 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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