Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détortiller
Introduction to the verb détortiller
The English translation of the French verb détortiller is “to untwist” or “to unravel.” It is pronounced as “day-tor-tee-yay.”
The word comes from the combination of the prefix “dé-” meaning “un-” and the verb “tortiller” meaning “to twist.” It has its roots in the Latin word “tortus” meaning “twisted.”
In everyday French, détortiller is most often used in the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) tense to describe a completed action in the past. It is often used in situations where something that was twisted or tangled has been resolved.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in the Passé Composé tense with their respective English translations:
- J’ai détortillé mes cheveux après la soirée. (I untwisted my hair after the party.)
- Elle a réussi à détortiller la corde. (She managed to untwist the rope.)
- Nous avons dû détortiller les fils électriques pour les réparer. (We had to untwist the electrical wires to fix them.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of détortiller
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai détortillé | J’ai détortillé mes cheveux. | I untwisted my hair. |
tu | as détortillé | Tu as détortillé le fil. | You untwisted the thread. |
il | a détortillé | Il a détortillé la corde. | He untwisted the rope. |
elle | a détortillé | Elle a détortillé les bracelets. | She untwisted the bracelets. |
on | a détortillé | On a détortillé le câble. | We untwisted the cable. |
nous | avons détortillé | Nous avons détortillé les fils. | We untwisted the wires. |
vous | avez détortillé | Vous avez détortillé les lacets. | You untwisted the shoelaces. |
ils | ont détortillé | Ils ont détortillé la clé. | They untwisted the key. |
elles | ont détortillé | Elles ont détortillé les branches. | They untwisted the branches. |
Other Conjugations for Détortiller.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb détortiller
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détortiller
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détortiller
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détortiller (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détortiller
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détortiller
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détortiller
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détortiller
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détortiller
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détortiller
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détortiller
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détortiller
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détortiller
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détortiller
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détortiller
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détortiller
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Détortiller – 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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