Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bercer
Introduction to the verb bercer
The English translation of the French verb bercer is “to rock” or “to lull”. The infinitive form of the verb is pronounced as “bear-say” with the stress on the second syllable.
The word bercer comes from the Old French word “bercer” which means “to rock” or “to cradle”. It is derived from the Latin word “versare” which means “to turn” or “to roll”. In everyday French, bercer is most commonly used in the Passé Composé tense to describe an action that was completed in the past.
Examples of bercer in the Passé Composé tense with English translations are:
- J’ai bercé mon bébé jusqu’à ce qu’il s’endorme. (I rocked my baby until he fell asleep.)
- Elle a été bercée par la musique douce. (She was lulled by the soft music.)
- Nous avons été bercés par les vagues de l’océan. (We were rocked by the waves of the ocean.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of bercer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai bercé | J’ai bercé le bébé. | I rocked the baby. |
tu | as bercé | Tu as bercé la chaise. | You rocked the chair. |
il | a bercé | Il a bercé le hamac. | He rocked the hammock. |
elle | a bercé | Elle a bercé le landau. | She rocked the pram. |
on | a bercé | On a bercé la barque. | We rocked the boat. |
nous | avons bercé | Nous avons bercé le violon. | We rocked the violin. |
vous | avez bercé | Vous avez bercé la guitare. | You rocked the guitar. |
ils | ont bercé | Ils ont bercé le berceau. | They rocked the cradle. |
elles | ont bercé | Elles ont bercé la balançoire. | They rocked the swing. |
Other Conjugations for Bercer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb bercer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bercer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bercer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bercer (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bercer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bercer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bercer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bercer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bercer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bercer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bercer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bercer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bercer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bercer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bercer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bercer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bercer
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Bercer – 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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