Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévisser
Introduction to the verb dévisser
The English translation of the French verb dévisser is “to unscrew.” The infinitive form is pronounced as “day-vee-say.”
The language origin of dévisser comes from the French word “vis,” meaning “screw,” and the prefix “de-” which indicates a reversal of action. It is most often used in everyday French in the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) tense to describe an action that has been completed in the past.
Three simple examples of its usage in this tense, with the respective English translations, are:
- J’ai dévissé le bouchon de la bouteille. (I unscrewed the cap of the bottle.)
- Elle a dévissé les poignées de la porte. (She unscrewed the door handles.)
- Nous avons dévissé les roues du vélo pour les remplacer. (We unscrewed the bike wheels to replace them.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of dévisser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai dévissé | J’ai dévissé le bouchon. | I unscrewed the cap. |
tu | as dévissé | Tu as dévissé la vis. | You unscrewed the screw. |
il | a dévissé | Il a dévissé l’ampoule. | He unscrewed the light bulb. |
elle | a dévissé | Elle a dévissé le couvercle. | She unscrewed the lid. |
on | a dévissé | On a dévissé la poignée. | We unscrewed the handle. |
nous | avons dévissé | Nous avons dévissé la roue. | We unscrewed the wheel. |
vous | avez dévissé | Vous avez dévissé le boulon. | You unscrewed the bolt. |
ils | ont dévissé | Ils ont dévissé le robinet. | They unscrewed the faucet. |
elles | ont dévissé | Elles ont dévissé la plaque. | They unscrewed the plate. |
Other Conjugations for Dévisser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dévisser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévisser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévisser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévisser (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévisser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévisser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévisser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévisser
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévisser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévisser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévisser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévisser
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévisser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévisser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévisser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévisser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévisser
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Dévisser – 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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