Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb consumer
Introduction to the verb consumer
The English translation of the French verb “consumer” is “to consume.” It is pronounced as “kohm-soo-may.”
The word “consumer” comes from the Latin word “consumere,” which means “to destroy” or “to use up.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) tense to talk about actions that have been completed in the past.
Here are three simple examples of “consumer” in the Passé Composé tense with their English translations:
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J’ai consommé tout mon argent en achetant des vêtements. (I have used up all my money buying clothes.)
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Elle a consommé son repas en quelques minutes. (She consumed her meal in a few minutes.)
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Nous avons beaucoup consommé de carburant lors de notre voyage en voiture. (We consumed a lot of fuel during our car trip.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of consumer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai consommé | J’ai consommé trop de sucreries. | I consumed too many sweets. |
tu | as consommé | Tu as consommé tout le chocolat. | You consumed all the chocolate. |
il | a consommé | Il a consommé beaucoup de café. | He consumed a lot of coffee. |
elle | a consommé | Elle a consommé trop de vin. | She consumed too much wine. |
on | a consommé | On a consommé toute l’eau. | We consumed all the water. |
nous | avons consommé | Nous avons consommé tous les légumes. | We consumed all the vegetables. |
vous | avez consommé | Vous avez consommé toute la viande. | You consumed all the meat. |
ils | ont consommé | Ils ont consommé trop de sucre. | They consumed too much sugar. |
elles | ont consommé | Elles ont consommé tout le pain. | They consumed all the bread. |
Other Conjugations for Consumer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb consumer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb consumer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb consumer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb consumer (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb consumer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb consumer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb consumer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb consumer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb consumer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb consumer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb consumer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb consumer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb consumer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb consumer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb consumer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb consumer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb consumer
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Consumer – 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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