Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévaler
Introduction to the verb dévaler
The English translation of the French verb dévaler is “to rush down” or “to hurtle down.”
Pronunciation: day-vah-lay.
Language origin: Dévaler comes from the Latin word “devalare” which means “to go down.” It is derived from the prefix “de-” meaning “down” and the verb “valere” meaning “to go.”
In everyday French, dévaler is most often used in the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) tense to describe an action that has been completed in the past.
Examples:
- Je suis dévalé la colline en courant. (I rushed down the hill while running.)
- Elle a dévalé les escaliers trop vite et s’est blessée. (She hurtled down the stairs too quickly and got hurt.)
- Nous avons dévalé la pente en ski. (We hurtled down the slope on skis.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of dévaler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai dévalé | J’ai dévalé la pente. | I raced down the slope. |
tu | as dévalé | Tu as dévalé les escaliers. | You raced down the stairs. |
il | a dévalé | Il a dévalé la colline. | He raced down the hill. |
elle | a dévalé | Elle a dévalé la montagne. | She raced down the mountain. |
on | a dévalé | On a dévalé la route. | We raced down the road. |
nous | avons dévalé | Nous avons dévalé la piste. | We raced down the track. |
vous | avez dévalé | Vous avez dévalé le sentier. | You raced down the trail. |
ils | ont dévalé | Ils ont dévalé le chemin. | They raced down the path. |
elles | ont dévalé | Elles ont dévalé la descente. | They raced down the descent. |
Other Conjugations for Dévaler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dévaler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévaler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévaler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévaler (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévaler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévaler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévaler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévaler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévaler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévaler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévaler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévaler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévaler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévaler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévaler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévaler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévaler
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Dévaler – 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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