Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conjuguer
Introduction to the verb conjuguer
The English translation of the French verb conjuguer is “to conjugate.” It is pronounced “kohn-zoo-guh-ey” in the infinitive form.
The verb conjuguer comes from the Latin word “conjugare,” meaning “to join together.” In French, it is most often used to refer to the act of changing a verb to match the subject in tense, person, and number.
In everyday French, conjuguer is used frequently in the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) tense, which is used to talk about completed actions in the past. Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense:
- J’ai mangé une pomme. (I ate an apple.)
- Tu as parlé à ta mère. (You spoke to your mother.)
- Ils ont fini leurs devoirs. (They finished their homework.)
In each of these examples, the verb conjuguer is used to indicate the action that was completed in the past. The verb “manger” (to eat) is conjugated to “ai mangé” to match the subject “je” (I). Similarly, “parler” (to speak) becomes “as parlé” to match “tu” (you), and “finir” (to finish) becomes “ont fini” to match “ils” (they).
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of conjuguer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai conjugué | J’ai conjugué le verbe. | I conjugated the verb. |
tu | as conjugué | Tu as conjugué les verbes. | You conjugated the verbs. |
il | a conjugué | Il a conjugué le temps. | He conjugated the tense. |
elle | a conjugué | Elle a conjugué le participe passé. | She conjugated the past participle. |
on | a conjugué | On a conjugué les phrases. | We conjugated the sentences. |
nous | avons conjugué | Nous avons conjugué les temps. | We conjugated the tenses. |
vous | avez conjugué | Vous avez conjugué les verbes. | You conjugated the verbs. |
ils | ont conjugué | Ils ont conjugué les mots. | They conjugated the words. |
elles | ont conjugué | Elles ont conjugué les verbes. | They conjugated the verbs. |
Other Conjugations for Conjuguer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb conjuguer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conjuguer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conjuguer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conjuguer (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conjuguer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conjuguer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conjuguer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conjuguer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conjuguer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conjuguer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conjuguer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conjuguer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conjuguer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conjuguer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conjuguer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conjuguer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conjuguer
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Conjuguer – 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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