Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb allumer
Introduction to the verb allumer
The English translation of the French verb allumer is “to light” or “to turn on.” It is pronounced as “a-loo-may.”
The language origin of allumer can be traced back to the Latin word “ad-illuminare,” which means “to illuminate.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) tense to indicate a completed action in the past.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense, with their respective English translations:
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J’ai allumé la bougie pour créer une ambiance chaleureuse. (I lit the candle to create a warm atmosphere.)
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Nous avons allumé un feu de camp pour griller des marshmallows. (We lit a campfire to roast marshmallows.)
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Vous avez allumé la télévision avant que les invités arrivent. (You turned on the TV before the guests arrived.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of allumer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai allumé | J’ai allumé la télé. | I turned on the TV. |
tu | as allumé | Tu as allumé la lampe. | You turned on the lamp. |
il | a allumé | Il a allumé le feu. | He lit the fire. |
elle | a allumé | Elle a allumé la bougie. | She lit the candle. |
on | a allumé | On a allumé l’ordinateur. | We turned on the computer. |
nous | avons allumé | Nous avons allumé la cheminée. | We lit the fireplace. |
vous | avez allumé | Vous avez allumé la radio. | You turned on the radio. |
ils | ont allumé | Ils ont allumé les bougies. | They lit the candles. |
elles | ont allumé | Elles ont allumé les lumières. | They turned on the lights. |
Other Conjugations for Allumer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb allumer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb allumer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb allumer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb allumer (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb allumer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb allumer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb allumer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb allumer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb allumer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb allumer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb allumer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb allumer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb allumer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb allumer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb allumer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb allumer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb allumer
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Allumer – 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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