Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb atermoyer
Introduction to the verb atermoyer
The English translation of the French verb atermoyer is “to procrastinate” or “to delay”. It is pronounced “ah-tair-mwah-yay” in its infinitive form.
The word atermoyer comes from the combination of the prefix “ater-” meaning “delay” and the verb “mouvoir” meaning “to move”. It is a regular -er verb in French.
In everyday French, atermoyer is often used in the Passé Composé tense to talk about actions that were delayed or put off in the past.
Example 1: J’ai atermoyé pour faire mes devoirs. (I procrastinated on doing my homework.)
Example 2: Elle a atermoyé avant de prendre une décision. (She delayed before making a decision.)
Example 3: Nous avons atermoyé pour planifier nos vacances. (We put off planning our vacation.)
English translations:
Example 1: I procrastinated on doing my homework.
Example 2: She delayed before making a decision.
Example 3: We put off planning our vacation.
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of atermoyer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai atermoyé | J’ai atermoyé avant de prendre une décision. | I procrastinated before making a decision. |
tu | as atermoyé | Tu as atermoyé avant de te mettre au travail. | You procrastinated before starting to work. |
il | a atermoyé | Il a atermoyé avant de se confesser. | He procrastinated before going to confession. |
elle | a atermoyé | Elle a atermoyé avant de s’excuser. | She procrastinated before apologizing. |
on | a atermoyé | On a atermoyé avant de se lancer dans l’aventure. | We procrastinated before embarking on the adventure. |
nous | avons atermoyé | Nous avons atermoyé avant d’acheter la maison. | We procrastinated before buying the house. |
vous | avez atermoyé | Vous avez atermoyé avant de prendre une décision importante. | You procrastinated before making an important decision. |
ils | ont atermoyé | Ils ont atermoyé avant de partir en voyage. | They procrastinated before going on a trip. |
elles | ont atermoyé | Elles ont atermoyé avant de rendre leur projet. | They procrastinated before submitting their project. |
Other Conjugations for Atermoyer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb atermoyer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb atermoyer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb atermoyer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb atermoyer (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb atermoyer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb atermoyer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb atermoyer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb atermoyer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb atermoyer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb atermoyer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb atermoyer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb atermoyer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb atermoyer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb atermoyer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb atermoyer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb atermoyer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb atermoyer
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Atermoyer – 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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