Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb activer
Introduction to the verb activer
The English translation of the French verb activer is “to activate” or “to enable.” The infinitive form of activer is pronounced “ahk-tee-vay.”
The word activer comes from the Latin verb “activare,” which means “to set in motion.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the Passé Composé tense, which is the equivalent of the present perfect tense in English. This tense is used to talk about actions that have been completed in the past and have a connection to the present.
Example 1: J’ai activé mon abonnement au gym hier.
Translation: I activated my gym membership yesterday.
Example 2: Il a activé le mode silencieux sur son téléphone pendant la réunion.
Translation: He enabled the silent mode on his phone during the meeting.
Example 3: Nous avons activé notre alarme avant de partir en vacances.
Translation: We activated our alarm before leaving for vacation.
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of activer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai activé | J’ai activé le bouton. | I activated the button. |
tu | as activé | Tu as activé la fonction. | You activated the function. |
il | a activé | Il a activé l’alarme. | He activated the alarm. |
elle | a activé | Elle a activé le programme. | She activated the program. |
on | a activé | On a activé le système. | We activated the system. |
nous | avons activé | Nous avons activé le mode. | We activated the mode. |
vous | avez activé | Vous avez activé la caméra. | You activated the camera. |
ils | ont activé | Ils ont activé la fonctionnalité. | They activated the feature. |
elles | ont activé | Elles ont activé le lien. | They activated the link. |
Other Conjugations for Activer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb activer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb activer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb activer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb activer (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb activer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb activer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb activer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb activer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb activer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb activer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb activer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb activer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb activer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb activer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb activer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb activer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb activer
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Activer – 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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