Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alimenter
Introduction to the verb alimenter
The English translation of the French verb alimenter is “to feed” or “to supply”. It is pronounced “ah-lee-mahn-tay”.
The word alimenter comes from the Latin word “alimentum” meaning “food” or “nourishment”. It is most often used in everyday French in the Passé Composé tense, which is the equivalent of the present perfect tense in English. In this tense, it is used to describe past actions or events that have been completed.
Here are three simple examples of alimenter in the Passé Composé tense with their respective English translations:
- J’ai alimenté les animaux ce matin. (I fed the animals this morning.)
- Mon père a alimenté le feu pendant que nous préparions le dîner. (My father supplied the fire while we were preparing dinner.)
- L’usine a alimenté la ville en électricité pendant des années. (The factory provided the city with electricity for years.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of alimenter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai alimenté | J’ai alimenté l’animal. | I fed the animal. |
tu | as alimenté | Tu as alimenté la machine. | You fed the machine. |
il | a alimenté | Il a alimenté le feu. | He fed the fire. |
elle | a alimenté | Elle a alimenté le bébé. | She fed the baby. |
on | a alimenté | On a alimenté l’usine. | We fed the factory. |
nous | avons alimenté | Nous avons alimenté la ville. | We fed the city. |
vous | avez alimenté | Vous avez alimenté les animaux. | You fed the animals. |
ils | ont alimenté | Ils ont alimenté le réservoir. | They fed the tank. |
elles | ont alimenté | Elles ont alimenté la population. | They fed the population. |
Other Conjugations for Alimenter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb alimenter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alimenter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alimenter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alimenter (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alimenter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alimenter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alimenter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alimenter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alimenter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alimenter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alimenter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alimenter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alimenter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alimenter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alimenter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alimenter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alimenter
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Alimenter – 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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