Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accélérer
Introduction to the verb accélérer
The English translation of the French verb accélérer is “to accelerate.” It is pronounced as “ahk-seh-leh-ray.”
The origin of accélérer can be traced back to the Latin word “accelerare,” meaning “to hasten.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Passé Composé tense, which is the equivalent of the Present Perfect tense in English. This tense is used to talk about completed actions in the past.
Three simple examples of accélérer in the Passé Composé tense with their English translations are:
- J’ai accéléré pour arriver à l’heure au travail. (I accelerated to arrive on time at work.)
- Elle a accéléré son apprentissage du français en écoutant des podcasts. (She accelerated her French learning by listening to podcasts.)
- Nous avons accéléré le processus de recrutement pour trouver un nouveau collaborateur. (We sped up the recruitment process to find a new collaborator.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of accélérer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai accéléré | J’ai accéléré la voiture. | I accelerated the car. |
tu | as accéléré | Tu as accéléré le moteur. | You accelerated the engine. |
il | a accéléré | Il a accéléré le processus. | He accelerated the process. |
elle | a accéléré | Elle a accéléré la production. | She accelerated production. |
on | a accéléré | On a accéléré le rythme. | We accelerated the pace. |
nous | avons accéléré | Nous avons accéléré le projet. | We accelerated the project. |
vous | avez accéléré | Vous avez accéléré la croissance. | You accelerated growth. |
ils | ont accéléré | Ils ont accéléré la vitesse. | They accelerated the speed. |
elles | ont accéléré | Elles ont accéléré le mouvement. | They accelerated the movement. |
Other Conjugations for Accélérer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb accélérer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accélérer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accélérer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accélérer (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accélérer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accélérer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accélérer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accélérer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accélérer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accélérer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accélérer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accélérer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accélérer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accélérer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accélérer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accélérer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accélérer
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Accélérer – 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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