Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb composter
Introduction to the verb composter
The English translation of the French verb composter is “to compost.” The infinitive form of composter is pronounced as kɔ̃.pɔs.te.
Composter originates from the Latin word “componere,” meaning “to put together.” In everyday French, it is commonly used to refer to the act of composting, which involves the decomposition of organic materials to create nutrient-rich soil.
Examples:
- Je vais composter les déchets organiques. (I am going to compost the organic waste.)
- Nous avons installé un bac à compost pour composter nos déchets de cuisine. (We have installed a compost bin to compost our kitchen waste.)
- Il est important de composter les feuilles mortes pour enrichir le sol du jardin. (It is important to compost the dead leaves to enrich the garden soil.)
Composter – About the French Present Tense
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Common Everyday Usage Patterns For Le Present
Interactions with Other Tenses
Table of the Present Tense Conjugation of composter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | compose | Je compose une chanson. | I compose a song. |
Tu | compostes | Tu compostes les déchets. | You compost the waste. |
Il | composte | Il composte le jardin. | He composts the garden. |
Elle | composte | Elle composte ses déchets. | She composts her waste. |
On | composte | On composte les matières organiques. | One composts organic matter. |
Nous | compostons | Nous compostons nos déchets. | We compost our waste. |
Vous | compostez | Vous compostez les feuilles mortes. | You compost the dead leaves. |
Ils | compostent | Ils compostent leurs déchets. | They (masculine) compost their waste. |
Elles | compostent | Elles compostent leurs déchets. | They (feminine) compost their waste. |
Other Conjugations for Composter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb composter (You’re reading it right now!)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb composter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb composter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb composter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb composter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb composter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb composter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb composter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb composter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb composter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb composter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb composter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb composter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb composter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb composter
Conditionnel Passé II (Conditional Past II) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb composter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb composter
L’impératif Passé (Imperative Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb composter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb composter
L’infinitif Passé (Infinitive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb composter
Le Participe Présent (Present Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb composter
Le Participe Passé (Past Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb composter
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