Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aggraver
Introduction to the verb aggraver
The English translation of the French verb aggraver is “to aggravate” or “to worsen.” The infinitive form, aggraver, is pronounced “ah-grah-vay.”
The word aggraver comes from the Latin verb aggravare, meaning “to make heavier” or “to burden.” It entered the French language in the 13th century.
In everyday French, aggraver is most often used in the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) tense to describe a past action that has worsened a situation.
Here are 3 examples of its usage in this tense with their respective English translations:
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J’ai aggravé la situation en me mettant en colère. (I aggravated the situation by getting angry.)
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L’absence de pluie a aggraver la sécheresse dans la région. (The lack of rain worsened the drought in the region.)
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Les conflits familiaux ont aggraver sa dépression. (The family conflicts aggravated his depression.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of aggraver
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai aggravé | J’ai aggravé la situation. | I worsened the situation. |
tu | as aggravé | Tu as aggravé le problème. | You worsened the problem. |
il | a aggravé | Il a aggravé sa blessure. | He worsened his injury. |
elle | a aggravé | Elle a aggravé la tension. | She worsened the tension. |
on | a aggravé | On a aggravé la crise. | We worsened the crisis. |
nous | avons aggravé | Nous avons aggravé les choses. | We worsened things. |
vous | avez aggravé | Vous avez aggravé le conflit. | You worsened the conflict. |
ils | ont aggravé | Ils ont aggravé la situation. | They worsened the situation. |
elles | ont aggravé | Elles ont aggravé la maladie. | They worsened the illness. |
Other Conjugations for Aggraver.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb aggraver
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aggraver
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aggraver
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aggraver (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aggraver
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aggraver
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aggraver
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aggraver
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aggraver
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aggraver
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aggraver
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aggraver
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aggraver
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aggraver
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aggraver
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aggraver
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aggraver
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Aggraver – 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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