Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb amputer
Introduction to the verb amputer
The English translation of the French verb amputer is “to amputate.” It is pronounced “ahm-poo-teh.”
The word amputer comes from the Latin word “amputare,” meaning “to prune” or “to cut off.” It entered the French language in the 16th century.
In everyday French, amputer is typically used in the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) tense to talk about a completed action in the past. This tense is formed with the auxiliary verb “avoir” (to have) and the past participle of the verb, “amputé.”
Here are three examples of its usage in the Passé Composé tense:
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J’ai amputé mon bras à cause d’un accident. (I have amputated my arm because of an accident.)
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Il a amputé la jambe du patient pour sauver sa vie. (He amputated the patient’s leg to save his life.)
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Nous avons amputé la partie endommagée de l’arbre. (We have amputated the damaged part of the tree.)
In these examples, the verb amputer is used to talk about a specific, completed action in the past. The Passé Composé tense is commonly used in French to talk about personal experiences, actions that happened at a specific time, or completed actions that have a direct result in the present.
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of amputer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai amputé | J’ai amputé mon doigt. | I amputated my finger. |
tu | as amputé | Tu as amputé ta jambe. | You amputated your leg. |
il | a amputé | Il a amputé son bras. | He amputated his arm. |
elle | a amputé | Elle a amputé son pied. | She amputated her foot. |
on | a amputé | On a amputé sa main. | We amputated our hand. |
nous | avons amputé | Nous avons amputé notre oreille. | We amputated our ear. |
vous | avez amputé | Vous avez amputé votre nez. | You amputated your nose. |
ils | ont amputé | Ils ont amputé leur langue. | They amputated their tongue. |
elles | ont amputé | Elles ont amputé leur cheville. | They amputated their ankle. |
Other Conjugations for Amputer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb amputer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb amputer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb amputer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb amputer (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb amputer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb amputer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb amputer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb amputer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb amputer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb amputer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb amputer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb amputer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb amputer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb amputer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb amputer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb amputer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb amputer
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Amputer – 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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