Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détresser
Introduction to the verb détresser
The English translation of the French verb détresser is “to distress” or “to relieve”. It is pronounced as “day-truh-say”.
The verb détresser comes from the Old French word “destresser” which means “to take away anxiety or distress”. It is most often used in everyday French in the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) tense, which is a compound past tense formed with the auxiliary verb “avoir” (to have) or “être” (to be) and the past participle of the main verb. In the Passé Composé tense, détresser indicates that the action of relieving distress has been completed in the past.
Examples:
- J’ai détressé mes parents en leur disant que j’étais en sécurité. (I relieved my parents by telling them I was safe.)
- Nous avons détressé les victimes de l’accident en leur fournissant des soins médicaux. (We provided medical care to relieve the victims of the accident.)
- Elle s’est détressée en prenant quelques jours de congé pour se reposer. (She relieved herself by taking a few days off to rest.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of détresser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai détressé | J’ai détressé la situation. | I alleviated the situation. |
tu | as détressé | Tu as détressé ton ami. | You alleviated your friend. |
il | a détressé | Il a détressé l’animal. | He alleviated the animal. |
elle | a détressé | Elle a détressé ses soucis. | She alleviated her worries. |
on | a détressé | On a détressé la douleur. | We alleviated the pain. |
nous | avons détressé | Nous avons détressé la victime. | We alleviated the victim. |
vous | avez détressé | Vous avez détressé le chien. | You alleviated the dog. |
ils | ont détressé | Ils ont détressé le blessé. | They alleviated the injured person. |
elles | ont détressé | Elles ont détressé la personne âgée. | They alleviated the elderly person. |
Other Conjugations for Détresser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb détresser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détresser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détresser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détresser (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détresser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détresser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détresser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détresser
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détresser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détresser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détresser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détresser
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détresser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détresser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détresser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détresser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détresser
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Détresser – 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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