Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compter
Introduction to the verb compter
The English translation of the French verb compter is “to count”. It is pronounced as /kɔ̃tɛ/ in the infinitive form.
The verb compter comes from the Latin word “computare”, which means “to calculate”. It is most often used in everyday French in the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) tense, which indicates an action that has been completed in the past.
Here are 3 simple examples of its usage in the Passé Composé tense, with their English translations:
- J’ai compté mes économies. (I counted my savings.)
- Nous avons compté les invités. (We counted the guests.)
- Elle a compté les jours jusqu’à son anniversaire. (She counted the days until her birthday.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of compter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai compté | J’ai compté mes économies. | I counted my savings. |
tu | as compté | Tu as compté jusqu’à dix. | You counted up to ten. |
il | a compté | Il a compté les billets. | He counted the bills. |
elle | a compté | Elle a compté les pièces. | She counted the coins. |
on | a compté | On a compté les invités. | We counted the guests. |
nous | avons compté | Nous avons compté les points. | We counted the points. |
vous | avez compté | Vous avez compté les jours. | You counted the days. |
ils | ont compté | Ils ont compté les minutes. | They counted the minutes. |
elles | ont compté | Elles ont compté les heures. | They counted the hours. |
Other Conjugations for Compter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb compter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compter (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compter
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Compter – 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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