Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acenser
Introduction to the verb acenser
The English translation of the French verb acenser is “to incense” or “to cense.” It is pronounced as “ah-son-say.”
The word acenser comes from the Latin word “incensare” which means “to set on fire” or “to inflame.” In everyday French, acenser is most often used in the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) tense to indicate an action that was completed in the past.
Examples:
- J’ai acensé l’église avant la messe. (I incensed the church before the mass.)
- Les prêtres ont acensé les autels pendant la cérémonie. (The priests incensed the altars during the ceremony.)
- Tu as acensé le cierge pendant la prière. (You incensed the candle during the prayer.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of acenser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai acensé | J’ai acensé l’encens. | I burned the incense. |
tu | as acensé | Tu as acensé la bougie. | You lit the candle. |
il | a acensé | Il a acensé le feu. | He started the fire. |
elle | a acensé | Elle a acensé le brûleur. | She lit the burner. |
on | a acensé | On a acensé l’autel. | We burned the altar. |
nous | avons acensé | Nous avons acensé le parfum. | We burned the perfume. |
vous | avez acensé | Vous avez acensé l’encensoir. | You lit the censer. |
ils | ont acensé | Ils ont acensé la flamme. | They lit the flame. |
elles | ont acensé | Elles ont acensé le feu sacré. | They lit the sacred fire. |
Other Conjugations for Acenser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb acenser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acenser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acenser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acenser (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acenser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acenser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acenser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acenser
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acenser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acenser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acenser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acenser
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acenser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acenser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acenser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acenser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acenser
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Acenser – 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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