Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aberrer

ByMichael Burns

Introduction to the verb aberrer

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The English translation of aberrer is “to wander” or “to wander aimlessly.” The infinitive form of aberrer is pronounced as “ah-beh-ray.”

The word aberrer comes from the Latin word aberrare, meaning “to stray” or “to deviate.” In everyday French, aberrer is most often used in the Passé Composé tense to describe an action that has been completed in the past.

Here are three simple examples of its usage in the Passé Composé tense:

  1. J’ai aberré dans les rues de Paris toute la journée. (I wandered around the streets of Paris all day.)
  2. Elle a aberré dans sa carrière avant de trouver sa vraie passion. (She wandered in her career before finding her true passion.)
  3. Nous avons aberré dans la forêt pendant des heures avant de trouver notre chemin. (We wandered in the forest for hours before finding our way.)

In all of these examples, aberrer is used to describe a completed action of wandering aimlessly or straying from a certain path.

Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of aberrer

Pronoun Conjugation Short Example English Translation
je ai aberré J’ai aberré pendant des heures. I wandered for hours.
tu as aberré Tu as aberré dans la forêt. You wandered in the forest.
il a aberré Il a aberré dans le quartier. He wandered in the neighborhood.
elle a aberré Elle a aberré dans la ville. She wandered in the city.
on a aberré On a aberré sur la plage. We wandered on the beach.
nous avons aberré Nous avons aberré dans les montagnes. We wandered in the mountains.
vous avez aberré Vous avez aberré dans le désert. You wandered in the desert.
ils ont aberré Ils ont aberré dans le parc. They wandered in the park.
elles ont aberré Elles ont aberré dans la campagne. They wandered in the countryside.

Other Conjugations for Aberrer.

Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb aberrer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aberrer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aberrer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aberrer    (this article)

Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aberrer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aberrer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aberrer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aberrer

Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aberrer

Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aberrer

Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aberrer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aberrer

Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aberrer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aberrer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aberrer

L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aberrer

L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aberrer

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Aberrer – About the French Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense

The French Passé Composé is a compound tense used to express actions or events that have been completed in the past. It is one of the most common past tenses in the French language and is typically used in everyday conversation to describe actions that occurred at a specific point in the past. The Passé Composé is constructed using an auxiliary verb (either “être” or “avoir”) and a past participle.
 
NOTE: To take a deep dive into all the French tenses then see our article on Mastering French Tense Conjugation.

Formation of the Passé Composé

Set the auxiliary verb with either

“être” – used with a select group of verbs (mostly intransitive verbs of motion, reflexive verbs, and some others) or
“avoir” – used with most other verbs. 

Conjugate the auxiliary verb

If using “être,” you must conjugate it in the present tense according to the subject of the sentence.
Je suis, Tu es, Il est, Nous sommes, Vous êtes, Ils sont 
If using “avoir,” conjugate it according to the subject as well:
J’ai, Tu as, Elle a, Nous avons, Vous avez, Ils ont.

Add the past participle

For regular -er verbs, remove the -er ending and add -é (e.g., “parler” becomes “parlé”).
For regular -ir verbs, remove the -ir ending and add -i (e.g., “finir” becomes “fini”).
For regular -re verbs, remove the -re ending and add -u (e.g., “vendre” becomes “vendu”).
For irregular verbs, you’ll need to learn the past participles individually, as they don’t follow a regular pattern.

Common everyday usage patterns

Narrating Past Events

The Passé Composé is used to talk about specific actions or events that took place in the past. For example: “Hier, j’ai mangé une pizza” (Yesterday, I ate a pizza).

Sequential Actions

When describing a series of actions in the past, the Passé Composé is used. For example: “D’abord, je me suis réveillé, puis je suis allé travailler” (First, I woke up, then I went to work).

Describing Completed Actions

It’s used to emphasize that an action has been completed, often with a specific time reference. For example: “Elle a terminé son travail à 18 heures” (She finished her work at 6 p.m.).

Interactions with other tenses

Imperfect Tense

The Passé Composé is often used in conjunction with the imperfect tense when telling a story or describing past events. The Passé Composé is used for specific actions that occurred, while the imperfect is used for background information or ongoing actions.
For example: “Il pleuvait quand j’ai sorti mon parapluie” (It was raining when I took out my umbrella).

Conditional and Future Tenses

The Passé Composé is used as a reference point in complex sentences to establish the sequence of events in relation to future or conditional actions.
For example: “Quand il est arrivé, je lui ai donné ton message” (When he arrived, I gave him your message).

Summary

The French Passé Composé is an essential tense for talking about completed actions in the past in everyday conversation. It’s important to master the choice of auxiliary verb and the past participle conjugation for various verbs to use it effectively.

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