Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assiéger
Introduction to the verb assiéger
The English translation of the French verb assiéger is “to besiege.” It is pronounced as “ah-see-eh-zhay.”
Assiéger comes from the Latin word “assedere,” which means “to sit down near.” In everyday French, it is used in the Passé Composé tense to talk about actions that happened in the past and have been completed. It is often used to describe a historical event or a military operation.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in the Passé Composé tense with their respective English translations:
- Les soldats ont assiégé la ville pendant des mois. (The soldiers besieged the city for months.)
- Le château a été assiégé par les ennemis au 17ème siècle. (The castle was besieged by enemies in the 17th century.)
- Nous avons assiégé le quartier général de l’ennemi avec succès. (We successfully besieged the enemy’s headquarters.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of assiéger
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai assiégé | J’ai assiégé la ville. | I besieged the city. |
tu | as assiégé | Tu as assiégé le château. | You besieged the castle. |
il | a assiégé | Il a assiégé la forteresse. | He besieged the fortress. |
elle | a assiégé | Elle a assiégé la place. | She besieged the square. |
on | a assiégé | On a assiégé le village. | We besieged the village. |
nous | avons assiégé | Nous avons assiégé la tour. | We besieged the tower. |
vous | avez assiégé | Vous avez assiégé le palais. | You besieged the palace. |
ils | ont assiégé | Ils ont assiégé la citadelle. | They besieged the citadel. |
elles | ont assiégé | Elles ont assiégé la campagne. | They besieged the countryside. |
Other Conjugations for Assiéger.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb assiéger
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assiéger
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assiéger
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assiéger (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assiéger
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assiéger
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assiéger
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assiéger
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assiéger
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assiéger
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assiéger
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assiéger
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assiéger
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assiéger
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assiéger
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assiéger
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assiéger
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Assiéger – 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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