Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévaloriser
Introduction to the verb dévaloriser
The English translation of the French verb dévaloriser is “to devalue” or “to depreciate.” It is pronounced as “day-va-lo-ree-zay” in its infinitive form.
Dévaloriser comes from the French word “valeur” meaning “value.” It is formed by adding the prefix “de-” meaning “down” and the suffix “-iser” meaning “to make.” Therefore, dévaloriser literally means “to make less valuable.”
In everyday French, dévaloriser is often used in the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) tense to talk about an action that happened in the past and is now completed. It is formed with the auxiliary verb “avoir” conjugated in the present tense + the past participle “dévalorisé.”
Here are three examples of its usage in this tense with their respective English translations:
- J’ai dévalorisé mes actions en les vendant trop tôt. (I devalued my stocks by selling them too early.)
- Elle a dévalorisé l’entreprise en prenant des décisions irréfléchies. (She devalued the company by making reckless decisions.)
- Nous avons dévalorisé notre monnaie en imprimant trop de billets. (We devalued our currency by printing too much money.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of dévaloriser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai dévalorisé | J’ai dévalorisé mes actions. | I devalued my stocks. |
tu | as dévalorisé | Tu as dévalorisé tes possessions. | You devalued your possessions. |
il | a dévalorisé | Il a dévalorisé son travail. | He devalued his work. |
elle | a dévalorisé | Elle a dévalorisé son apparence. | She devalued her appearance. |
on | a dévalorisé | On a dévalorisé la monnaie. | We devalued the currency. |
nous | avons dévalorisé | Nous avons dévalorisé l’entreprise. | We devalued the company. |
vous | avez dévalorisé | Vous avez dévalorisé le produit. | You devalued the product. |
ils | ont dévalorisé | Ils ont dévalorisé leur travail. | They devalued their work. |
elles | ont dévalorisé | Elles ont dévalorisé leur image. | They devalued their image. |
Other Conjugations for Dévaloriser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dévaloriser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévaloriser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévaloriser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévaloriser (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévaloriser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévaloriser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévaloriser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévaloriser
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévaloriser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévaloriser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévaloriser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévaloriser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévaloriser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévaloriser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévaloriser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévaloriser
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Dévaloriser – 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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