Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb borner
Introduction to the verb borner
The English translation of the French verb “borner” is “to limit” or “to define”. The infinitive form is pronounced as “bohr-neh”.
The word “borner” comes from the Latin “bornare”, meaning “to enclose” or “to bound”. It is most often used in every day French in the Passé Composé tense, which is the equivalent of the Present Perfect tense in English.
Three simple examples of using “borner” in the Passé Composé tense are:
- J’ai borné mes études à l’économie. (I have limited my studies to economics.)
- Elle a borné son ambition à devenir avocate. (She has defined her ambition as becoming a lawyer.)
- Ils ont borné leur propriété avec une clôture. (They have bounded their property with a fence.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of borner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai borné | J’ai borné le terrain. | I marked the land. |
tu | as borné | Tu as borné la discussion. | You limited the discussion. |
il | a borné | Il a borné ses ambitions. | He limited his ambitions. |
elle | a borné | Elle a borné sa patience. | She limited her patience. |
on | a borné | On a borné la route. | We marked the road. |
nous | avons borné | Nous avons borné le contrat. | We limited the contract. |
vous | avez borné | Vous avez borné la zone. | You marked the area. |
ils | ont borné | Ils ont borné leurs actions. | They limited their actions. |
elles | ont borné | Elles ont borné leur enthousiasme. | They limited their enthusiasm. |
Other Conjugations for Borner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb borner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb borner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb borner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb borner (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb borner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb borner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb borner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb borner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb borner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb borner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb borner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb borner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb borner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb borner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb borner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb borner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb borner
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Borner – 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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