Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clairsemer
Introduction to the verb clairsemer
The English translation of the French verb clairsemer is “to scatter or spread thinly.” It is pronounced as “klayr-seh-may.”
The word clairsemer is a combination of two words: “clair,” which means “clear” and “semer,” which means “to sow.” It originated from the Latin word “seminare,” meaning “to scatter or sow.”
In everyday French, clairsemer is most often used in the Passé Composé tense, which is equivalent to the present perfect tense in English. This tense is used to talk about actions that have been completed in the past.
Here are three examples of clairsemer in the Passé Composé tense, with their English translations:
- J’ai clairsemé des graines dans le jardin hier. (I scattered some seeds in the garden yesterday.)
- Tu as clairsemé des paillettes sur ton gâteau d’anniversaire. (You spread some glitter on your birthday cake.)
- Les enfants ont clairsemé des confettis pendant la fête. (The children scattered confetti during the party.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of clairsemer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai clairsemé | J’ai clairsemé les graines. | I scattered the seeds. |
tu | as clairsemé | Tu as clairsemé les fleurs. | You scattered the flowers. |
il | a clairsemé | Il a clairsemé les feuilles. | He scattered the leaves. |
elle | a clairsemé | Elle a clairsemé les herbes. | She scattered the herbs. |
on | a clairsemé | On a clairsemé les paillettes. | We scattered the glitter. |
nous | avons clairsemé | Nous avons clairsemé les confettis. | We scattered the confetti. |
vous | avez clairsemé | Vous avez clairsemé les cendres. | You scattered the ashes. |
ils | ont clairsemé | Ils ont clairsemé les débris. | They scattered the debris. |
elles | ont clairsemé | Elles ont clairsemé les pétales. | They scattered the petals. |
Other Conjugations for Clairsemer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb clairsemer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clairsemer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clairsemer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clairsemer (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clairsemer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clairsemer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clairsemer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clairsemer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clairsemer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clairsemer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clairsemer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clairsemer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clairsemer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clairsemer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clairsemer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clairsemer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clairsemer
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Clairsemer – 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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