Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baptiser
Introduction to the verb baptiser
The English translation of the French verb baptiser is “to baptize.” It is pronounced as “ba-teh-ze” in the infinitive form.
Baptiser comes from the Latin word “baptizare,” meaning “to dip or immerse in water.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the Passé Composé tense, which is the equivalent of the Present Perfect tense in English. This tense is used to talk about actions that were completed in the past and have an impact on the present.
Examples:
- J’ai baptisé mon neveu à l’église hier soir. (I baptized my nephew at the church last night.)
- Elle a été baptisée dans la rivière par son grand-père. (She was baptized in the river by her grandfather.)
- Nous avons choisi de baptiser notre enfant à l’âge de deux ans. (We chose to baptize our child at the age of two.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of baptiser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai baptisé | J’ai baptisé mon fils. | I baptized my son. |
tu | as baptisé | Tu as baptisé ta fille. | You baptized your daughter. |
il | a baptisé | Il a baptisé son neveu. | He baptized his nephew. |
elle | a baptisé | Elle a baptisé sa nièce. | She baptized her niece. |
on | a baptisé | On a baptisé le bébé. | We baptized the baby. |
nous | avons baptisé | Nous avons baptisé nos enfants. | We baptized our children. |
vous | avez baptisé | Vous avez baptisé les nouveaux membres. | You baptized the new members. |
ils | ont baptisé | Ils ont baptisé leur petit-fils. | They baptized their grandson. |
elles | ont baptisé | Elles ont baptisé leur petite-fille. | They baptized their granddaughter. |
Other Conjugations for Baptiser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb baptiser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baptiser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baptiser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baptiser (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baptiser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baptiser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baptiser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baptiser
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baptiser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baptiser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baptiser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baptiser
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baptiser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baptiser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baptiser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baptiser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baptiser
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Baptiser – 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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