Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb charbonner
Introduction to the verb charbonner
The English translation of the French verb charbonner is “to charcoal” or “to blacken.” It is pronounced “shar-bo-nay.”
The origin of the word charbonner comes from the Latin word “carbo” meaning “coal.” In everyday French, charbonner is most often used in the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) tense to describe an action that was completed in the past.
Three simple examples of charbonner in the Passé Composé tense with their respective English translations are:
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J’ai charbonné mes légumes pour le barbecue. (I charcoal-grilled my vegetables for the barbecue.)
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Nous avons charbonné le bois pour le feu de camp. (We blackened the wood for the campfire.)
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Les artistes ont charbonné le dessin avec du fusain. (The artists charcoal-drew the design with charcoal.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of charbonner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai charbonné | J’ai charbonné toute la journée. | I’ve been working hard all day. |
tu | as charbonné | Tu as charbonné pour finir le projet. | You worked hard to finish the project. |
il | a charbonné | Il a charbonné pendant des heures. | He worked hard for hours. |
elle | a charbonné | Elle a charbonné sur son roman. | She worked hard on her novel. |
on | a charbonné | On a charbonné ensemble. | We worked hard together. |
nous | avons charbonné | Nous avons charbonné pour gagner notre vie. | We worked hard to earn a living. |
vous | avez charbonné | Vous avez charbonné pour obtenir cette promotion. | You worked hard to get this promotion. |
ils | ont charbonné | Ils ont charbonné pour réparer la voiture. | They worked hard to fix the car. |
elles | ont charbonné | Elles ont charbonné pour sauver l’entreprise. | They worked hard to save the company. |
Other Conjugations for Charbonner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb charbonner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb charbonner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb charbonner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb charbonner (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb charbonner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb charbonner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb charbonner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb charbonner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb charbonner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb charbonner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb charbonner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb charbonner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb charbonner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb charbonner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb charbonner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb charbonner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb charbonner
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Charbonner – 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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