Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb buvoter
Introduction to the verb buvoter
The English translation of the French verb buvoter is “to drink slowly.” It is pronounced as “bwee-voh-tay.”
The word buvoter is a combination of the verb “boire” (to drink) and the suffix “-oter” which indicates a repetitive action. It originated from the Old French word “boivre” which ultimately derived from the Latin word “bibere.”
In everyday French, buvoter is most often used in the Passé Composé tense, which is equivalent to the English Present Perfect tense. In this tense, the verb is conjugated with the auxiliary verb “avoir” and the past participle “bu” to form “j’ai buvoté” (I have been drinking slowly).
Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense, with their respective English translations:
- J’ai buvoté du vin rouge toute la soirée. (I have been drinking red wine all evening.)
- Nous avons buvoté notre café en regardant le coucher de soleil. (We have been sipping our coffee while watching the sunset.)
- Ils ont buvoté leur bière en discutant de leur voyage en France. (They have been drinking their beer while discussing their trip to France.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of buvoter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai buvoté | J’ai buvoté un verre de vin. | I drank a glass of wine. |
tu | as buvoté | Tu as buvoté du jus d’orange. | You drank some orange juice. |
il | a buvoté | Il a buvoté une bière. | He drank a beer. |
elle | a buvoté | Elle a buvoté de l’eau. | She drank some water. |
on | a buvoté | On a buvoté du café. | We drank some coffee. |
nous | avons buvoté | Nous avons buvoté du thé. | We drank some tea. |
vous | avez buvoté | Vous avez buvoté du lait. | You drank some milk. |
ils | ont buvoté | Ils ont buvoté des cocktails. | They drank cocktails. |
elles | ont buvoté | Elles ont buvoté du champagne. | They drank champagne. |
Other Conjugations for Buvoter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb buvoter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb buvoter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb buvoter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb buvoter (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb buvoter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb buvoter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb buvoter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb buvoter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb buvoter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb buvoter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb buvoter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb buvoter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb buvoter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb buvoter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb buvoter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb buvoter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb buvoter
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Buvoter – 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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