Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arpéger
Introduction to the verb arpéger
The English translation of the French verb arpéger is “to arpeggiate.” It is pronounced “ahr-peh-zhay.”
Arpéger comes from the French word “arpège,” which means “arpeggio.” It is derived from the Italian word “arpeggiare,” which also means “to arpeggiate.” Arpéger is most often used in music, specifically in reference to playing a chord by plucking each note individually.
In everyday French, arpéger is used in the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) tense to describe an action that was completed in the past. Here are 3 simple examples of its usage in this tense, with their respective English translations:
- J’ai arpégé la mélodie au piano. (I arpeggiated the melody on the piano.)
- Elle a appris à arpéger les accords à la guitare. (She learned to arpeggiate chords on the guitar.)
- Nous avons entendu le guitariste arpéger ses notes. (We heard the guitarist arpeggiate his notes.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of arpéger
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai arpégé | J’ai arpégé la guitare. | I played arpeggios on the guitar. |
tu | as arpégé | Tu as arpégé la mélodie. | You played arpeggios on the melody. |
il | a arpégé | Il a arpégé la chanson. | He played arpeggios on the song. |
elle | a arpégé | Elle a arpégé le piano. | She played arpeggios on the piano. |
on | a arpégé | On a arpégé la partition. | We played arpeggios on the score. |
nous | avons arpégé | Nous avons arpégé ensemble. | We played arpeggios together. |
vous | avez arpégé | Vous avez arpégé la musique. | You played arpeggios on the music. |
ils | ont arpégé | Ils ont arpégé la symphonie. | They played arpeggios on the symphony. |
elles | ont arpégé | Elles ont arpégé le violon. | They played arpeggios on the violin. |
Other Conjugations for Arpéger.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb arpéger
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arpéger
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arpéger
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arpéger (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arpéger
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arpéger
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arpéger
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arpéger
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arpéger
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arpéger
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arpéger
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arpéger
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arpéger
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arpéger
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arpéger
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arpéger
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arpéger
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Arpéger – 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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