Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attrister
Introduction to the verb attrister
The English translation of the French verb attrister is “to sadden” or “to grieve.” It is pronounced as “ah-tree-stay” in its infinitive form.
The word attrister originated from the Latin word “astringere” meaning “to tighten or bind.” In French, it evolved to mean “to sadden” or “to afflict.” Its most common use in everyday French is in the Passé Composé tense, which is the equivalent of the Present Perfect tense in English. This tense is used to describe actions that have been completed in the past.
Three simple examples of its usage in this tense are:
- J’ai attristé ma mère quand je lui ai annoncé que je déménageais. (I saddened my mother when I told her I was moving.)
- Les nouvelles du monde m’ont attristé. (The news of the world saddened me.)
- Nous avons attristé nos amis en leur disant que nous ne pourrions pas venir à leur mariage. (We saddened our friends by telling them we couldn’t come to their wedding.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of attrister
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai attristé | J’ai attristé mes parents. | I saddened my parents. |
tu | as attristé | Tu as attristé ta sœur. | You saddened your sister. |
il | a attristé | Il a attristé tout le monde. | He saddened everyone. |
elle | a attristé | Elle a attristé son ami. | She saddened her friend. |
on | a attristé | On a attristé notre professeur. | We saddened our teacher. |
nous | avons attristé | Nous avons attristé nos voisins. | We saddened our neighbors. |
vous | avez attristé | Vous avez attristé vos collègues. | You saddened your colleagues. |
ils | ont attristé | Ils ont attristé leurs enfants. | They saddened their children. |
elles | ont attristé | Elles ont attristé leurs parents. | They saddened their parents. |
Other Conjugations for Attrister.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb attrister
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attrister
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attrister
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attrister (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attrister
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attrister
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attrister
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attrister
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attrister
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attrister
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attrister
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attrister
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attrister
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attrister
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attrister
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attrister
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attrister
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Attrister – 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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