Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avérer
Introduction to the verb avérer
The English translation of the French verb avérer is “to prove” or “to turn out to be”. The infinitive form is pronounced “a-veh-reh”.
Avérer comes from the Old French word “averer” meaning “to acknowledge” or “to confirm”. It is derived from the Latin verb “adverare”, which means “to confirm” or “to assert”.
In everyday French, avérer is most often used in the Passé Composé tense to express something that has been proven or turned out to be true in the past. This tense is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” followed by the past participle of avérer, “avéré”.
Here are three simple examples of avérer in the Passé Composé tense:
- Les soupçons se sont avérés justes. (The suspicions turned out to be true.)
- Son innocence a été avérée lors du procès. (His innocence was proven during the trial.)
- Le projet a été avéré être un succès. (The project proved to be a success.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of avérer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai avéré | J’ai avéré mes soupçons | I proved my suspicions |
tu | as avéré | Tu as avéré tes dires | You proved your words |
il | a avéré | Il a avéré ses compétences | He proved his skills |
elle | a avéré | Elle a avéré sa loyauté | She proved her loyalty |
on | a avéré | On a avéré nos hypothèses | We proved our hypotheses |
nous | avons avéré | Nous avons avéré notre erreur | We proved our mistake |
vous | avez avéré | Vous avez avéré votre innocence | You proved your innocence |
ils | ont avéré | Ils ont avéré leur valeur | They proved their worth |
elles | ont avéré | Elles ont avéré leur courage | They proved their courage |
Other Conjugations for Avérer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb avérer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avérer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avérer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avérer (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avérer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avérer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avérer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avérer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avérer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avérer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avérer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avérer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avérer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avérer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avérer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avérer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avérer
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Avérer – 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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