Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb controuver
Introduction to the verb controuver
The English translation of the French verb controuver is “to invent” or “to make up”. It is pronounced as “kohn – troo – vay” in its infinitive form.
The word controuver is derived from the Old French verb “controuv(r)er”, which comes from the Latin word “contra”, meaning “against” or “opposite”, and “invenire”, meaning “to find”. It is often used in everyday French to express the action of creating something new or coming up with an idea.
In the Passé Composé tense, controuver is conjugated with the auxiliary verb “avoir” and the past participle “controuvé”. Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense:
- J’ai controuvé une excuse pour mon retard. (I invented an excuse for my lateness.)
- Elle a controuvé une solution à notre problème. (She came up with a solution to our problem.)
- Nous avons controuvé une histoire pour amuser les enfants. (We made up a story to entertain the children.)
In these examples, controuver is used to indicate the act of inventing or creating something in the past. It can also be used in other tenses such as the present or future tense to express ongoing or future inventions or ideas.
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of controuver
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai controuvé | J’ai controuvé une solution. | I came up with a solution. |
tu | as controuvé | Tu as controuvé un mensonge. | You came up with a lie. |
il | a controuvé | Il a controuvé une excuse. | He came up with an excuse. |
elle | a controuvé | Elle a controuvé une stratégie. | She came up with a strategy. |
on | a controuvé | On a controuvé un plan. | We came up with a plan. |
nous | avons controuvé | Nous avons controuvé une idée. | We came up with an idea. |
vous | avez controuvé | Vous avez controuvé une réponse. | You came up with an answer. |
ils | ont controuvé | Ils ont controuvé une alternative. | They came up with an alternative. |
elles | ont controuvé | Elles ont controuvé une solution. | They came up with a solution. |
Other Conjugations for Controuver.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb controuver
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb controuver
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb controuver
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb controuver (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb controuver
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb controuver
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb controuver
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb controuver
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb controuver
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb controuver
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb controuver
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb controuver
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb controuver
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb controuver
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb controuver
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb controuver
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb controuver
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Controuver – 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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