Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abréger
Introduction to the verb abréger
The English translation of the French verb “abréger” is “to shorten” or “to abbreviate.” The infinitive form of abréger is pronounced as “ah-breh-zhay.”
The word “abréger” comes from the Old French term “abregier,” which in turn derives from the Latin “abbreviare,” meaning “to make brief.” In everyday French, “abréger” is commonly used in the Passé Composé tense (Present Perfect) to talk about actions that have been completed in the past.
Here are three examples of “abréger” in the Passé Composé tense with their English translations:
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J’ai abrégé mon discours.
(I shortened my speech.) -
Elle a abrégé son séjour en France.
(She shortened her stay in France.) -
Nous avons abrégé le temps d’attente.
(We shortened the waiting time.)
In these examples, the verb “abrégé” is conjugated in the Passé Composé tense according to the subject of the sentence (j’ai, elle a, nous avons). It is used to express actions that were completed in the past, specifically the act of shortening or abbreviating something.
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of abréger
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai abrégé | J’ai abrégé l’histoire. | I abridged the story. |
tu | as abrégé | Tu as abrégé le discours. | You abridged the speech. |
il | a abrégé | Il a abrégé le texte. | He abridged the text. |
elle | a abrégé | Elle a abrégé la réunion. | She abridged the meeting. |
on | a abrégé | On a abrégé le livre. | We abridged the book. |
nous | avons abrégé | Nous avons abrégé le chapitre. | We abridged the chapter. |
vous | avez abrégé | Vous avez abrégé le contrat. | You abridged the contract. |
ils | ont abrégé | Ils ont abrégé la chanson. | They abridged the song. |
elles | ont abrégé | Elles ont abrégé le cours. | They abridged the lesson. |
Other Conjugations for Abréger.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb abréger
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abréger
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abréger
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abréger (You’re reading it right now!)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abréger
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abréger
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abréger
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abréger
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abréger
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abréger
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abréger
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abréger
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abréger
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abréger
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abréger
Conditionnel Passé II (Conditional Past II) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abréger
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abréger
L’impératif Passé (Imperative Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abréger
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abréger
L’infinitif Passé (Infinitive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abréger
Le Participe Présent (Present Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abréger
Le Participe Passé (Past Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abréger
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Abréger – 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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