Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effaner
Introduction to the verb effaner
The English translation of the French verb effaner is “to unravel” or “to untangle.” The infinitive form is pronounced “eh-fah-nay.”
The word effaner comes from the Old French verb esfaner, meaning “to blow away.” It is derived from the Latin word exfanare, which means “to fan out.” In everyday French, effaner is often used in the Passé Composé tense to indicate an action that occurred in the past and has been completed.
Here are three simple examples of effaner being used in the Passé Composé tense, with their English translations:
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J’ai effané les fils de laine pour tricoter un pull. (I unraveled the strands of wool to knit a sweater.)
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Nous avons effané les cheveux emmêlés de la poupée. (We untangled the doll’s tangled hair.)
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Elle a effané ses souvenirs d’enfance en écrivant un livre. (She unraveled her childhood memories by writing a book.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of effaner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai effané | J’ai effané les fleurs. | I wilted the flowers. |
tu | as effané | Tu as effané les feuilles. | You wilted the leaves. |
il | a effané | Il a effané le gazon. | He wilted the grass. |
elle | a effané | Elle a effané la plante. | She wilted the plant. |
on | a effané | On a effané les herbes. | We wilted the herbs. |
nous | avons effané | Nous avons effané le potager. | We wilted the vegetable garden. |
vous | avez effané | Vous avez effané les arbustes. | You wilted the shrubs. |
ils | ont effané | Ils ont effané le champ. | They wilted the field. |
elles | ont effané | Elles ont effané les fleurs coupées. | They wilted the cut flowers. |
Other Conjugations for Effaner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb effaner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effaner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effaner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effaner (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effaner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effaner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effaner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effaner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effaner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effaner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effaner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effaner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effaner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effaner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effaner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effaner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effaner
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Effaner – 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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