Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accuser
Introduction to the verb accuser
The English translation of the French verb accuser is “to accuse.” The infinitive form, accuser, is pronounced as “ah-koo-zay.”
The word accuser comes from the Latin word “accusare,” which means “to call to account.” It entered the French language in the 13th century.
In everyday French, the verb accuser is most often used in the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) tense, which indicates an action that has been completed in the past. It is formed with the auxiliary verb avoir (to have) and the past participle accusé.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in the Passé Composé tense with their English translations:
- J’ai accusé mon voisin de vol. (I accused my neighbor of theft.)
- Il a accusé sa femme d’infidélité. (He accused his wife of infidelity.)
- Nous avons accusé notre collègue de tricherie. (We accused our colleague of cheating.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of accuser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai accusé | J’ai accusé mon ami. | I accused my friend. |
tu | as accusé | Tu as accusé ton frère. | You accused your brother. |
il | a accusé | Il a accusé le voleur. | He accused the thief. |
elle | a accusé | Elle a accusé son patron. | She accused her boss. |
on | a accusé | On a accusé le coupable. | We accused the culprit. |
nous | avons accusé | Nous avons accusé le gouvernement. | We accused the government. |
vous | avez accusé | Vous avez accusé le menteur. | You accused the liar. |
ils | ont accusé | Ils ont accusé leur ennemi. | They accused their enemy. |
elles | ont accusé | Elles ont accusé la société. | They accused society. |
Other Conjugations for Accuser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb accuser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accuser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accuser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accuser (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accuser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accuser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accuser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accuser
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accuser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accuser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accuser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accuser
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accuser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accuser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accuser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accuser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accuser
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Accuser – 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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