Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déterger
Introduction to the verb déterger
The English translation of the French verb déterger is “to cleanse” or “to clean.” It is pronounced as “day-ter-jay” in the infinitive form.
The word déterger is derived from the Latin word detergere, which means “to clean off” or “to wipe away.” It entered the French language in the 15th century.
In everyday French, déterger is used in the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) tense to talk about a completed action that happened in the past. It is formed by conjugating the auxiliary verb avoir (to have) in the present tense, followed by the past participle détergé.
Examples:
- J’ai détergé la tache de sauce sur la nappe. (I cleaned the sauce stain on the tablecloth.)
- Tu as bien détergé les carreaux de la salle de bain. (You cleaned the bathroom tiles well.)
- Ils ont détergé leur voiture avant de partir en vacances. (They cleaned their car before going on vacation.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of déterger
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai détergé | J’ai détergé la tache. | I removed the stain. |
tu | as détergé | Tu as détergé le sol. | You cleaned the floor. |
il | a détergé | Il a détergé le tapis. | He cleaned the carpet. |
elle | a détergé | Elle a détergé la vaisselle. | She washed the dishes. |
on | a détergé | On a détergé les vitres. | We cleaned the windows. |
nous | avons détergé | Nous avons détergé le linge. | We washed the laundry. |
vous | avez détergé | Vous avez détergé la voiture. | You washed the car. |
ils | ont détergé | Ils ont détergé les murs. | They cleaned the walls. |
elles | ont détergé | Elles ont détergé les surfaces. | They cleaned the surfaces. |
Other Conjugations for Déterger.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb déterger
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déterger
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déterger
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déterger (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déterger
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déterger
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déterger
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déterger
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déterger
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déterger
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déterger
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déterger
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déterger
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déterger
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déterger
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déterger
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déterger
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Déterger – 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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