Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ballaster
Introduction to the verb ballaster
The English translation of the French verb ballaster is “to ballast.” It is pronounced as “bah-las-tay.”
The word “ballaster” comes from the Old French term “balester” which means “to load a crossbow.” It later took on the meaning of “to load a ship with ballast,” which is where the modern meaning of “to ballast” comes from.
In everyday French, the verb ballaster is most often used in the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) tense. This tense is used to talk about something that happened in the past and is now completed. The Passé Composé is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” and the past participle of the verb.
Here are 3 simple examples of using ballaster in the Passé Composé tense with their English translations:
- J’ai ballasté le bateau hier. (I ballasted the boat yesterday.)
- Tu as ballasté le navire avec du sable. (You ballasted the ship with sand.)
- Les marins ont ballasté le bateau avant de partir en mer. (The sailors ballasted the boat before leaving for the sea.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of ballaster
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai ballasté | J’ai ballasté le chemin de fer. | I ballasted the railway. |
tu | as ballasté | Tu as ballasté le bateau. | You ballasted the boat. |
il | a ballasté | Il a ballasté la route. | He ballasted the road. |
elle | a ballasté | Elle a ballasté la piste d’atterrissage. | She ballasted the runway. |
on | a ballasté | On a ballasté le chantier. | We ballasted the construction site. |
nous | avons ballasté | Nous avons ballasté le pont. | We ballasted the bridge. |
vous | avez ballasté | Vous avez ballasté le camion. | You ballasted the truck. |
ils | ont ballasté | Ils ont ballasté le tunnel. | They ballasted the tunnel. |
elles | ont ballasté | Elles ont ballasté le mur. | They ballasted the wall. |
Other Conjugations for Ballaster.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb ballaster
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ballaster
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ballaster
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ballaster (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ballaster
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ballaster
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ballaster
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ballaster
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ballaster
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ballaster
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ballaster
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ballaster
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ballaster
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ballaster
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ballaster
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ballaster
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ballaster
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Ballaster – 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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