Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb congratuler
Introduction to the verb congratuler
The English translation of the French verb congratuler is “to congratulate.” It is pronounced “kawn-grah-tew-lay.”
The word congratuler is derived from the Latin word congratulari, which means “to wish joy.” 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 actions that have been completed in the past, but are still relevant in the present.
Some examples of its usage in the Passé Composé tense in everyday French are:
- J’ai congratulé mon ami pour sa promotion. (I congratulated my friend on his promotion.)
- Nous avons tous congratulé l’équipe pour leur victoire. (We all congratulated the team for their victory.)
- Les parents ont congratulé leur fils pour avoir obtenu son diplôme. (The parents congratulated their son for getting his degree.)
In all of these examples, the verb congratuler is used to express praise and admiration for someone’s accomplishment or success.
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of congratuler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai congratulé | J’ai congratulé mon ami pour son succès. | I congratulated my friend for his success. |
tu | as congratulé | Tu as congratulé ton collègue pour sa promotion. | You congratulated your colleague for his promotion. |
il | a congratulé | Il a congratulé son équipe pour leur victoire. | He congratulated his team for their victory. |
elle | a congratulé | Elle a congratulé son frère pour son mariage. | She congratulated her brother for his wedding. |
on | a congratulé | On a congratulé les athlètes pour leurs performances. | We congratulated the athletes for their performances. |
nous | avons congratulé | Nous avons congratulé nos parents pour leur anniversaire de mariage. | We congratulated our parents for their wedding anniversary. |
vous | avez congratulé | Vous avez congratulé vos amis pour leur nouvelle maison. | You congratulated your friends for their new house. |
ils | ont congratulé | Ils ont congratulé leurs voisins pour leur nouvelle voiture. | They congratulated their neighbors for their new car. |
elles | ont congratulé | Elles ont congratulé leurs collègues pour leur retraite. | They congratulated their colleagues for their retirement. |
Other Conjugations for Congratuler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb congratuler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb congratuler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb congratuler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb congratuler (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb congratuler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb congratuler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb congratuler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb congratuler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb congratuler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb congratuler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb congratuler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb congratuler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb congratuler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb congratuler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb congratuler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb congratuler
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Congratuler – 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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