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

ByMichael Burns

Introduction to the verb accastiller

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The English translation of the French verb “accastiller” is “to dress up” or “to deck out.” The infinitive form “accastiller” is pronounced as “ah-kas-tee-yay.”

The word “accastiller” originated from the nautical terminology in the 17th century. It comes from the word “cat” which means “rigging” and the prefix “a-” which indicates a movement towards a higher degree. It is most often used in everyday French in the Passé Composé tense to describe dressing up or adorning oneself or others.

Here are three examples of “accastiller” in the Passé Composé tense and their English translations:

  1. J’ai accastillé ma sœur pour la fête. (I dressed up my sister for the party.)
  2. Il s’est accastillé avec élégance pour son rendez-vous. (He decked out himself elegantly for his date.)
  3. Les enfants se sont accastillés en costumes pour Halloween. (The children dressed up in costumes for Halloween.)

In these examples, “accastiller” reflects the action of dressing up or adorning someone or oneself in the past.

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

Pronoun Conjugation Short Example English Translation
je ai accastillé J’ai accastillé le navire. I rigged the ship.
tu as accastillé Tu as accastillé le mât. You rigged the mast.
il a accastillé Il a accastillé le gréement. He rigged the rigging.
elle a accastillé Elle a accastillé le voilier. She rigged the sailboat.
on a accastillé On a accastillé le bateau. We rigged the boat.
nous avons accastillé Nous avons accastillé le navire. We rigged the ship.
vous avez accastillé Vous avez accastillé la barque. You rigged the dinghy.
ils ont accastillé Ils ont accastillé le yacht. They rigged the yacht.
elles ont accastillé Elles ont accastillé le bateau à voile. They rigged the sailboat.

Other Conjugations for Accastiller.

Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb accastiller

Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accastiller

Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accastiller

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Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accastiller

Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accastiller

Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accastiller

Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accastiller

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

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

Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accastiller

Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accastiller

Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accastiller

Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accastiller

Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accastiller

Conditionnel Passé II (Conditional Past II) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accastiller

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

L’impératif Passé (Imperative Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accastiller

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

L’infinitif Passé (Infinitive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accastiller

Le Participe Présent (Present Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accastiller

Le Participe Passé (Past Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accastiller

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Accastiller – 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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