Key facts

Démolir

To demolish · to demolish/to tear down/to wreck

B2Regular
Stem
démol
Past participle
démoli

Examples

Je démolis le mur.

I demolish the wall.

Il ne démolit pas la table.

He doesn't demolish the table.

Nous démolissions tout.

We were demolishing everything.

Nous avons démoli le sac.

We demolished the bag.

Présent

Indicative present — everyday actions, ongoing situations, and habits; the tense you rely on most in conversation.

Group 2
Jedémolis
Idemolish
Tudémolis
Youdemolish
Ildémolit
Hedemolishes
Nousdémolissons
Wedemolish
Vousdémolissez
Youdemolish
Ilsdémolissent
Theydemolish

Futur proche

Near future with aller + infinitive — what you are about to do, very soon after the moment of speaking.

Jevais démolir
Iam going to demolish
Tuvas démolir
Youare going to demolish
Ilva démolir
Heis going to demolish
Nousallons démolir
Weare going to demolish
Vousallez démolir
Youare going to demolish
Ilsvont démolir
Theyare going to demolish

Passé récent

Recent past with venir de + infinitive — something that has just finished, still fresh in the speaker’s mind.

Jeviens de démolir
Ihave just demolished
Tuviens de démolir
Youhave just demolished
Ilvient de démolir
Hehas just demolished
Nousvenons de démolir
Wehave just demolished
Vousvenez de démolir
Youhave just demolished
Ilsviennent de démolir
Theyhave just demolished

Passé composé

Compound past with être or avoir + past participle — completed, one-off events and the backbone of spoken storytelling.

J'ai démoli
Ihave demolished
Tuas démoli
Youhave demolished
Ila démoli
Hehas demolished
Nousavons démoli
Wehave demolished
Vousavez démoli
Youhave demolished
Ilsont démoli
Theyhave demolished

Conditionnel présent

Conditional mood — polite requests, imagined outcomes, and what would happen under certain conditions.

Jedémolirais
Iwould demolish
Tudémolirais
Youwould demolish
Ildémolirait
Hewould demolish
Nousdémolirions
Wewould demolish
Vousdémoliriez
Youwould demolish
Ilsdémoliraient
Theywould demolish

Futur simple

Simple future — often more formal or literary than the near future; states intentions farther ahead in time.

Jedémolirai
Iwill demolish
Tudémoliras
Youwill demolish
Ildémolira
Hewill demolish
Nousdémolirons
Wewill demolish
Vousdémolirez
Youwill demolish
Ilsdémoliront
Theywill demolish

Imparfait

Imperfect — repeated habits in the past, background description, and actions still in progress when something else occurred.

Jedémolissais
Iwas demolishing
Tudémolissais
Youwere demolishing
Ildémolissait
Hewas demolishing
Nousdémolissions
Were demolishing
Vousdémolissiez
Youwere demolishing
Ilsdémolissaient
Theywere demolishing

Impératif présent

Present imperative — direct commands and friendly requests; only tu, nous, and vous person forms exist.

(Tu)démolis
Youdemolish
(Nous)démolissons
Wedemolish
(Vous)démolissez
Youdemolish

Participe présent

Present participle — the -ant form in subordinate clauses, compound tenses, and many fixed expressions.

démolissant
demolishing

Gérondif présent

Gerund with en + present participle — simultaneous action, manner, or cause while something else is going on.

en démolissant
demolishing

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