Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détériorer
Introduction to the verb détériorer
The English translation of the French verb détériorer is “to deteriorate” or “to damage.” It is pronounced as “deh-teh-ree-oh-reh.”
The word détériorer comes from the Latin word “deterior,” meaning worse or inferior. It entered the French language in the 16th century and has been used in its modern form since the 19th century.
In everyday French usage, détériorer is commonly used in the Passé Composé tense, which is the equivalent of the Present Perfect tense in English. This tense is used to talk about actions that were completed in the past but have an impact on the present.
Example 1: J’ai détérioré mon téléphone en le faisant tomber. (I damaged my phone by dropping it.)
Example 2: Elle a détérioré sa santé en ne dormant pas assez. (She deteriorated her health by not sleeping enough.)
Example 3: Les conditions météorologiques ont détérioré la route. (The weather conditions deteriorated the road.)
In all of these examples, the action of “détériorer” was completed in the past, but the consequences of that action still exist in the present. The Passé Composé tense is used because there is a specific time frame mentioned or implied in the sentence (e.g. when the phone was dropped, when she didn’t sleep enough, when the weather affected the road).
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of détériorer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai détérioré | J’ai détérioré mon téléphone. | I damaged my phone. |
tu | as détérioré | Tu as détérioré la voiture. | You damaged the car. |
il | a détérioré | Il a détérioré la peinture. | He damaged the painting. |
elle | a détérioré | Elle a détérioré la relation. | She damaged the relationship. |
on | a détérioré | On a détérioré l’environnement. | We damaged the environment. |
nous | avons détérioré | Nous avons détérioré le mur. | We damaged the wall. |
vous | avez détérioré | Vous avez détérioré le meuble. | You damaged the furniture. |
ils | ont détérioré | Ils ont détérioré le sol. | They damaged the floor. |
elles | ont détérioré | Elles ont détérioré la réputation. | They damaged the reputation. |
Other Conjugations for Détériorer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb détériorer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détériorer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détériorer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détériorer (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détériorer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détériorer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détériorer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détériorer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détériorer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détériorer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détériorer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détériorer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détériorer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détériorer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détériorer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détériorer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détériorer
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Détériorer – 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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