Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confiner
Introduction to the verb confiner
The English translation of the French verb confiner is “to confine.” It is pronounced as “kohn-fee-nay” in its infinitive form.
The word confiner comes from the Latin word “confinare,” meaning to border or limit. In everyday French, it is most often used in the passé composé tense, which is the equivalent of the present perfect tense in English. This tense is used to talk about completed actions in the past.
Here are three simple examples of confiner used in the passé composé tense, along with their English translations:
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J’ai confiné mes enfants dans leur chambre pour qu’ils fassent leurs devoirs. (I confined my children in their room so they could do their homework.)
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Tu as été confiné chez toi pendant toute la pandémie. (You were confined at home during the entire pandemic.)
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Les autorités ont confiné la ville en raison de la catastrophe naturelle. (The authorities confined the city due to the natural disaster.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of confiner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai confiné | J’ai confiné mon chat dans la chambre. | I confined my cat to the room. |
tu | as confiné | Tu as confiné les enfants à la maison. | You confined the children to the house. |
il | a confiné | Il a confiné la ville entière. | He confined the entire city. |
elle | a confiné | Elle a confiné ses émotions. | She confined her emotions. |
on | a confiné | On a confiné le chien dans la cour. | We confined the dog to the yard. |
nous | avons confiné | Nous avons confiné nos activités. | We confined our activities. |
vous | avez confiné | Vous avez confiné le produit dans un endroit sûr. | You confined the product in a safe place. |
ils | ont confiné | Ils ont confiné les manifestants dans un périmètre limité. | They confined the protesters to a limited area. |
elles | ont confiné | Elles ont confiné leurs pensées à cette décision. | They confined their thoughts to this decision. |
Other Conjugations for Confiner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb confiner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confiner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confiner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confiner (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confiner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confiner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confiner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confiner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confiner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confiner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confiner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confiner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confiner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confiner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confiner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confiner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confiner
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Confiner – 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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