Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distancer
Introduction to the verb distancer
The English translation of the French verb distancer is “to distance/to put distance between.” The infinitive form is pronounced “dih-stahn-say.”
The origin of the word distancer can be traced back to the Latin verb “distantiare,” meaning “to put distance between.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the passé composé (present perfect) tense to indicate an action that has been completed in the past.
Examples:
- J’ai distancé mes concurrents lors de la course. (I distanced myself from my competitors during the race.)
- Nous avons distancé les autres équipes au classement. (We put distance between ourselves and the other teams in the standings.)
- Elle a distancé ses amis pour se concentrer sur ses études. (She distanced herself from her friends to focus on her studies.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of distancer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai distancé | J’ai distancé mes adversaires. | I distanced my competitors. |
tu | as distancé | Tu as distancé ton ami. | You distanced your friend. |
il | a distancé | Il a distancé son concurrent. | He distanced his rival. |
elle | a distancé | Elle a distancé sa rivale. | She distanced her rival. |
on | a distancé | On a distancé l’équipe adverse. | We distanced the opposing team. |
nous | avons distancé | Nous avons distancé nos concurrents. | We distanced our competitors. |
vous | avez distancé | Vous avez distancé vos adversaires. | You distanced your opponents. |
ils | ont distancé | Ils ont distancé leurs rivaux. | They distanced their rivals. |
elles | ont distancé | Elles ont distancé leurs concurrentes. | They distanced their competitors. |
Other Conjugations for Distancer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb distancer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distancer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distancer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distancer (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distancer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distancer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distancer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distancer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distancer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distancer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distancer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distancer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distancer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distancer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distancer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distancer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distancer
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Distancer – 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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