Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb asphalter
Introduction to the verb asphalter
The English translation of the French verb asphalter is “to asphalt.” It is pronounced as “ahs-fahl-tay” in its infinitive form.
Asphalter comes from the French noun “asphalte,” which ultimately comes from the Greek word “asphaltos” meaning “asphalt, bitumen.” This verb is used to indicate the action of covering a surface with asphalt, or to pave or resurface a road or other area with asphalt.
In the Passé Composé tense, the verb asphalter is conjugated with the auxiliary verb “avoir” and the past participle “asphalté.” For example:
- J’ai asphalté la rue hier. (I asphalted the street yesterday.)
- Tu as asphalté le parking ce matin. (You asphalted the parking lot this morning.)
- Ils ont asphalté la route principale la semaine dernière. (They asphalted the main road last week.)
In everyday French, the verb asphalter is often used in the Passé Composé tense to talk about recent actions or events related to road or pavement work. It can also be used in a figurative sense to describe covering something with a hard, impermeable surface. For example:
- Les ouvriers ont asphalté le boulevard en une seule journée. (The workers paved the boulevard in just one day.)
- Nous avons enfin asphalté la cour de récréation de l’école. (We finally paved the school’s playground.)
- Les joueurs de football ont asphalté le terrain avec leurs crampons. (The football players paved the field with their cleats.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of asphalter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai asphalté | J’ai asphalté la route. | I asphalted the road. |
tu | as asphalté | Tu as asphalté le trottoir. | You asphalted the sidewalk. |
il | a asphalté | Il a asphalté le parking. | He asphalted the parking lot. |
elle | a asphalté | Elle a asphalté l’allée. | She asphalted the driveway. |
on | a asphalté | On a asphalté la piste cyclable. | We asphalted the bike path. |
nous | avons asphalté | Nous avons asphalté la piste d’atterrissage. | We asphalted the landing strip. |
vous | avez asphalté | Vous avez asphalté la rue. | You asphalted the street. |
ils | ont asphalté | Ils ont asphalté la chaussée. | They asphalted the pavement. |
elles | ont asphalté | Elles ont asphalté l’autoroute. | They asphalted the highway. |
Other Conjugations for Asphalter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb asphalter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb asphalter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb asphalter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb asphalter (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb asphalter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb asphalter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb asphalter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb asphalter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb asphalter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb asphalter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb asphalter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb asphalter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb asphalter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb asphalter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb asphalter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb asphalter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb asphalter
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Asphalter – 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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