Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévisager
Introduction to the verb dévisager
The English translation of the French verb dévisager is “to stare at” or “to scrutinize.” It is pronounced as “dey-vee-za-zhey” in its infinitive form.
Dévisager comes from the Old French word “desvisager,” which is a combination of “de-” (intensive prefix) and “visage” (face). It can also be traced back to the Latin word “visus,” meaning “sight” or “look.”
In everyday French, dévisager is often used in the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) tense to describe an action that was completed in the past. Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense, with their respective English translations:
- J’ai dévisagé cet homme pendant plusieurs minutes. (I stared at that man for several minutes.)
- Elle a dévisagé sa sœur avec suspicion. (She scrutinized her sister suspiciously.)
- Les passagers du train nous ont dévisagés alors que nous chantions. (The train passengers stared at us while we were singing.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of dévisager
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai dévisagé | J’ai dévisagé mon voisin. | I stared at my neighbor. |
tu | as dévisagé | Tu as dévisagé l’étranger. | You stared at the stranger. |
il | a dévisagé | Il a dévisagé la femme. | He stared at the woman. |
elle | a dévisagé | Elle a dévisagé l’homme. | She stared at the man. |
on | a dévisagé | On a dévisagé le chien. | We stared at the dog. |
nous | avons dévisagé | Nous avons dévisagé la scène. | We stared at the scene. |
vous | avez dévisagé | Vous avez dévisagé le tableau. | You stared at the painting. |
ils | ont dévisagé | Ils ont dévisagé le chef. | They stared at the boss. |
elles | ont dévisagé | Elles ont dévisagé l’artiste. | They stared at the artist. |
Other Conjugations for Dévisager.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dévisager
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévisager
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévisager
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévisager (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévisager
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévisager
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévisager
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévisager
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévisager
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévisager
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévisager
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévisager
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévisager
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévisager
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévisager
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévisager
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévisager
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Dévisager – 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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