Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effriter
Introduction to the verb effriter
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English translation: to crumble or to crumble away
Pronunciation: [e.fʁi.te]
Language origin: The verb effriter comes from the Old French word “fritre,” meaning “crumb.” It can also be traced back to the Latin word “frictus,” meaning “rubbed” or “crushed.” -
Most often used in everyday French in the Passé Composé tense, effriter is used to describe the action of breaking or crumbling something into small pieces. It can also be used figuratively to describe the gradual decline or deterioration of something.
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Examples:
- J’ai effrité le pain pour en faire de la chapelure. (I crumbled the bread to make breadcrumbs.)
- Les ruines du château ont commencé à s’effriter au fil des siècles. (The ruins of the castle have started to crumble away over the centuries.)
- Elle a effrité sa confiance en lui avec ses critiques constantes. (She has eroded his confidence with her constant criticism.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of effriter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai effrité | J’ai effrité le fromage. | I crumbled the cheese. |
tu | as effrité | Tu as effrité le biscuit. | You crumbled the cookie. |
il | a effrité | Il a effrité le sable. | He crumbled the sand. |
elle | a effrité | Elle a effrité la pierre. | She crumbled the stone. |
on | a effrité | On a effrité le mur. | We crumbled the wall. |
nous | avons effrité | Nous avons effrité la pâte. | We crumbled the dough. |
vous | avez effrité | Vous avez effrité le pain. | You crumbled the bread. |
ils | ont effrité | Ils ont effrité le gravier. | They crumbled the gravel. |
elles | ont effrité | Elles ont effrité les feuilles. | They crumbled the leaves. |
Other Conjugations for Effriter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb effriter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effriter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effriter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effriter (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effriter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effriter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effriter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effriter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effriter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effriter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effriter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effriter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effriter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effriter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effriter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effriter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effriter
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Effriter – 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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