Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alambiquer
Introduction to the verb alambiquer
The English translation of the French verb alambiquer is “to complicate.” It is pronounced as “ah-lahm-bee-kay.”
The word alambiquer comes from the Old French word “alambequer” which means “to entwine” or “to wrap up.” It is derived from the Latin word “alambechare” which means “to bend in a spiral.”
In everyday French, alambiquer is most often used in the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) tense to describe actions that have been completed in the past and have resulted in something being complicated or convoluted.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in the Passé Composé tense, with their respective English translations:
- J’ai alambiqué son discours pour le rendre plus intéressant. (I complicated his speech to make it more interesting.)
- Nous avons alambiqué la procédure, ce qui a retardé notre projet. (We complicated the procedure, which delayed our project.)
- Les règles ont été alambiquées par le gouvernement, provoquant la confusion chez les citoyens. (The rules were complicated by the government, causing confusion among citizens.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of alambiquer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai alambiqué | J’ai alambiqué mon discours. | I complicated my speech. |
tu | as alambiqué | Tu as alambiqué ta recette. | You complicated your recipe. |
il | a alambiqué | Il a alambiqué son plan. | He complicated his plan. |
elle | a alambiqué | Elle a alambiqué sa réponse. | She complicated her answer. |
on | a alambiqué | On a alambiqué la situation. | We complicated the situation. |
nous | avons alambiqué | Nous avons alambiqué nos études. | We complicated our studies. |
vous | avez alambiqué | Vous avez alambiqué votre projet. | You complicated your project. |
ils | ont alambiqué | Ils ont alambiqué leur stratégie. | They complicated their strategy. |
elles | ont alambiqué | Elles ont alambiqué leur argument. | They complicated their argument. |
Other Conjugations for Alambiquer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb alambiquer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alambiquer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alambiquer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alambiquer (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alambiquer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alambiquer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alambiquer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alambiquer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alambiquer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alambiquer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alambiquer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alambiquer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alambiquer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alambiquer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alambiquer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alambiquer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alambiquer
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Alambiquer – 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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