Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bonimenter
Introduction to the verb bonimenter
The English translation of bonimenter is “to embellish” or “to exaggerate”. It is pronounced as “bo-nee-mon-tay”.
The verb bonimenter comes from the French word “boniment”, which means “speech” or “talk”. It is derived from the Latin word “bonus”, meaning “good”, and “mentiri”, meaning “to lie”. In everyday French, bonimenter is mostly used in the passé composé (present perfect) tense to describe actions that have been embellished or exaggerated in the past.
Example 1:
J’ai bonimenté l’histoire pour la rendre plus intéressante.
(I embellished the story to make it more interesting.)
Example 2:
Tu as bonimenté tes compétences pour obtenir le poste.
(You exaggerated your skills to get the job.)
Example 3:
Il a bonimenté sur sa réussite pour impressionner ses collègues.
(He exaggerated about his success to impress his colleagues.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of bonimenter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai bonimenté | J’ai bonimenté sur scène. | I made a pitch on stage. |
tu | as bonimenté | Tu as bonimenté pour vendre le produit. | You made a sales pitch for the product. |
il | a bonimenté | Il a bonimenté devant la foule. | He made a speech in front of the crowd. |
elle | a bonimenté | Elle a bonimenté avec assurance. | She confidently made a pitch. |
on | a bonimenté | On a bonimenté pour attirer l’attention. | We made a pitch to grab attention. |
nous | avons bonimenté | Nous avons bonimenté pour convaincre. | We made a pitch to convince. |
vous | avez bonimenté | Vous avez bonimenté avec brio. | You made a pitch with brilliance. |
ils | ont bonimenté | Ils ont bonimenté toute la soirée. | They made pitches all evening. |
elles | ont bonimenté | Elles ont bonimenté pour promouvoir l’événement. | They made pitches to promote the event. |
Other Conjugations for Bonimenter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb bonimenter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bonimenter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bonimenter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bonimenter (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bonimenter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bonimenter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bonimenter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bonimenter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bonimenter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bonimenter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bonimenter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bonimenter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bonimenter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bonimenter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bonimenter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bonimenter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bonimenter
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Bonimenter – 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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