Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détréper
Introduction to the verb détréper
The English translation of détréper is “to destroy” or “to ruin.” It is pronounced as “day-tray-pay.”
The word détréper comes from the Latin word “detripare,” meaning “to tear apart.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the Passé Composé tense to talk about something that has been destroyed or ruined in the past.
Here are three examples of its usage in this tense:
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J’ai détrépé ma robe en la lavant. (I destroyed my dress while washing it.)
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Les vandales ont détrépé le monument historique. (The vandals destroyed the historical monument.)
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La tempête a détrépé plusieurs maisons sur la côte. (The storm destroyed several houses on the coast.)
In all of these examples, détréper is used as the main verb in the Passé Composé tense to describe an action that happened in the past and has a result in the present.
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of détréper
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai détrempé | J’ai détrempé ma chemise. | I soaked my shirt. |
tu | as détrempé | Tu as détrempé le tapis. | You soaked the rug. |
il | a détrempé | Il a détrempé ses chaussures. | He soaked his shoes. |
elle | a détrempé | Elle a détrempé ses vêtements. | She soaked her clothes. |
on | a détrempé | On a détrempé le sol. | We soaked the floor. |
nous | avons détrempé | Nous avons détrempé les serviettes. | We soaked the towels. |
vous | avez détrempé | Vous avez détrempé le tissu. | You soaked the fabric. |
ils | ont détrempé | Ils ont détrempé le papier. | They soaked the paper. |
elles | ont détrempé | Elles ont détrempé le bois. | They soaked the wood. |
Other Conjugations for Détréper.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb détréper
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détréper
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détréper
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détréper (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détréper
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détréper
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détréper
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détréper
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détréper
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détréper
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détréper
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détréper
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détréper
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détréper
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détréper
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détréper
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détréper
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Détréper – 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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