Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crever
Introduction to the verb crever
The English translation of the French verb crever is “to burst” or “to pop.” The infinitive form of crever is pronounced “krev-ay.”
The origin of crever can be traced back to the Latin word “crepare,” meaning “to break” or “to burst.” It entered the French language in the 12th century and has been in use ever since.
In everyday French, crever is most often used in the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) tense to describe a sudden and forceful breaking or bursting of something.
Example 1: Hier, le ballon a crevé en heurtant un arbre. (Yesterday, the ball burst when it hit a tree.)
Example 2: Ma voiture a crevé un pneu sur l’autoroute. (My car had a tire blowout on the highway.)
Example 3: En déménageant, j’ai crevé une boîte en carton. (While moving, I burst a cardboard box.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of crever
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai crevé | J’ai crevé un pneu. | I got a flat tire. |
tu | as crevé | Tu as crevé le ballon. | You burst the ball. |
il | a crevé | Il a crevé un tuyau. | He punctured a pipe. |
elle | a crevé | Elle a crevé la bulle. | She burst the bubble. |
on | a crevé | On a crevé un sac. | We punctured a bag. |
nous | avons crevé | Nous avons crevé le ballon. | We burst the ball. |
vous | avez crevé | Vous avez crevé les pneus. | You got flat tires. |
ils | ont crevé | Ils ont crevé les ballons. | They burst the balls. |
elles | ont crevé | Elles ont crevé les tuyaux. | They punctured the pipes. |
Other Conjugations for Crever.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb crever
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crever
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crever
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crever (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crever
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crever
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crever
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crever
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crever
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crever
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crever
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crever
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crever
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crever
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crever
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crever
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crever
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Crever – 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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