Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accumuler
Introduction to the verb accumuler
The English translation of the French verb accumuler is “to accumulate” or “to amass.” The infinitive form of accumuler is pronounced “ah-koo-myoo-lay.”
The word originates from the Latin word “accumulare,” which means “to heap up” or “to gather together.” In everyday French, accumuler is most often used in the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) tense to talk about actions or events that have happened in the past and continue to have an effect in the present.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in the Passé Composé tense:
- J’ai accumulé beaucoup de dettes ces dernières années. (I have accumulated a lot of debt in recent years.)
- Nous avons accumulé suffisamment d’argent pour acheter une maison. (We have amassed enough money to buy a house.)
- Ils ont accumulé des connaissances tout au long de leur carrière. (They have accumulated knowledge throughout their career.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of accumuler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai accumulé | J’ai accumulé beaucoup de dettes. | I accumulated a lot of debt. |
tu | as accumulé | Tu as accumulé beaucoup de richesses. | You accumulated a lot of wealth. |
il | a accumulé | Il a accumulé beaucoup de connaissances. | He accumulated a lot of knowledge. |
elle | a accumulé | Elle a accumulé beaucoup d’expérience. | She accumulated a lot of experience. |
on | a accumulé | On a accumulé beaucoup de déchets. | We accumulated a lot of waste. |
nous | avons accumulé | Nous avons accumulé beaucoup de souvenirs. | We accumulated a lot of memories. |
vous | avez accumulé | Vous avez accumulé beaucoup de biens. | You accumulated a lot of possessions. |
ils | ont accumulé | Ils ont accumulé beaucoup de succès. | They accumulated a lot of success. |
elles | ont accumulé | Elles ont accumulé beaucoup de récompenses. | They accumulated a lot of rewards. |
Other Conjugations for Accumuler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb accumuler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accumuler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accumuler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accumuler (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accumuler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accumuler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accumuler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accumuler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accumuler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accumuler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accumuler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accumuler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accumuler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accumuler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accumuler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accumuler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accumuler
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Accumuler – 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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