Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compasser
Introduction to the verb compasser
The English translation of the French verb compasser is “to compass” or “to draw with a compass.” The infinitive form is pronounced “kom-pa-say.”
The word compasser comes from the Latin word “compassare,” meaning “to measure with a compass.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Passé Composé tense, which is equivalent to the Present Perfect tense in English. This tense is used to talk about actions that were completed in the past.
Examples:
- J’ai compassé un cercle pour dessiner la roue. (I compassed a circle to draw the wheel.)
- Tu as compassé un triangle pour ton projet d’art. (You compassed a triangle for your art project.)
- Il a compassé la carte pour montrer l’itinéraire. (He compassed the map to show the route.)
English translations:
- I compassed a circle to draw the wheel.
- You compassed a triangle for your art project.
- He compassed the map to show the route.
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of compasser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai compassé | J’ai compassé le dessin. | I compassed the drawing. |
tu | as compassé | Tu as compassé la mesure. | You compassed the measurement. |
il | a compassé | Il a compassé la musique. | He compassed the music. |
elle | a compassé | Elle a compassé le poème. | She compassed the poem. |
on | a compassé | On a compassé le plan. | We compassed the plan. |
nous | avons compassé | Nous avons compassé le mouvement. | We compassed the movement. |
vous | avez compassé | Vous avez compassé le rythme. | You compassed the rhythm. |
ils | ont compassé | Ils ont compassé l’horizon. | They compassed the horizon. |
elles | ont compassé | Elles ont compassé la danse. | They compassed the dance. |
Other Conjugations for Compasser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb compasser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compasser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compasser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compasser (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compasser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compasser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compasser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compasser
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compasser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compasser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compasser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compasser
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compasser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compasser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compasser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compasser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compasser
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Compasser – 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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