Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb autotomiser
Introduction to the verb autotomiser
The English translation of the French verb autotomiser is “to self-amputate.” It is pronounced as “oh-toh-toh-meez-ay” in the infinitive form.
The word autotomiser comes from the Greek words “autos” meaning self and “tomos” meaning cut. It is used in every day French to describe the act of an animal voluntarily detaching a body part, such as a lizard dropping its tail as a defense mechanism.
In the Passé Composé tense, autotomiser is conjugated with the auxiliary verb “avoir.” Here are 3 simple examples of its usage in this tense, with their English translations:
- J’ai autotomisé ma queue hier soir. (I self-amputated my tail last night.)
- Le lézard a autotomisé sa patte pour échapper au prédateur. (The lizard self-amputated its leg to escape the predator.)
- Les salamandres ont autotomisé leur queue pour se libérer de leur prédateur. (The salamanders self-amputated their tails to free themselves from their predator.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of autotomiser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | me suis autotomisé(e) | Je me suis autotomisé(e) la queue. | I detached my tail. |
tu | t’es autotomisé(e) | Tu t’es autotomisé(e) la patte. | You detached your leg. |
il | s’est autotomisé | Il s’est autotomisé une partie du corps. | He detached part of his body. |
elle | s’est autotomisé | Elle s’est autotomisé les griffes. | She detached her claws. |
on | s’est autotomisé | On s’est autotomisé une partie de la queue. | We detached part of our tails. |
nous | nous sommes autotomisés | Nous nous sommes autotomisés la peau. | We detached our skin. |
vous | vous êtes autotomisé(e)(s) | Vous vous êtes autotomisé(e)(s) les ailes. | You detached your wings. |
ils | se sont autotomisés | Ils se sont autotomisés les antennes. | They detached their antennae. |
elles | se sont autotomisées | Elles se sont autotomisées une partie du corps. | They detached part of their bodies. |
Other Conjugations for Autotomiser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb autotomiser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb autotomiser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb autotomiser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb autotomiser (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb autotomiser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb autotomiser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb autotomiser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb autotomiser
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb autotomiser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb autotomiser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb autotomiser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb autotomiser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb autotomiser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb autotomiser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb autotomiser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb autotomiser
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Autotomiser – 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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