Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compenser
Introduction to the verb compenser
The English translation of the French verb compenser is “to compensate.” It is pronounced as “kom-pan-sey.”
The word compenser comes from the Latin word “compensare,” meaning “to weigh together.” In everyday French, it is most often used to indicate balancing or making up for something, often in a financial or emotional sense.
In the Passé Antérieur tense, which is used to talk about completed actions that happened before another past action, compenser is conjugated as “j’ai compensé” for the first-person singular, “tu as compensé” for the second-person singular, “il/elle a compensé” for the third-person singular, and so on.
Example 1: J’ai compensé mes heures supplémentaires en prenant un jour de congé.
English translation: I compensated for my overtime by taking a day off.
Example 2: Tu as compensé le manque de sommeil en buvant beaucoup de café.
English translation: You compensated for the lack of sleep by drinking a lot of coffee.
Example 3: Elle a compensé ses erreurs en offrant des cadeaux à ses collègues.
English translation: She compensated for her mistakes by giving gifts to her colleagues.
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of compenser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse compensé | I had compensated |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses compensé | You had compensated |
il | il eût | Il eût compensé | He had compensated |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût compensé | She had compensated |
on | on eût | On eût compensé | One had compensated |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes compensé | We had compensated |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes compensé | You had compensated |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent compensé | They had compensated |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent compensé | They had compensated |
Other Conjugations for Compenser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb compenser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compenser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compenser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compenser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compenser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compenser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compenser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compenser (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compenser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compenser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compenser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compenser
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compenser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compenser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compenser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compenser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compenser
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Compenser – About the French Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense
Formation of the Passé Antérieur
Common Usage Patterns
Literature
Historical Texts
Formal Writing
Interactions with Other Tenses
Passé Composé (Present Perfect)
Imparfait (Imperfect)
Futur Antérieur (Future Perfect)
Summary
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