Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cambuter
Introduction to the verb cambuter
The English translation of the French verb “cambuter” is “to commute.” It is pronounced as “kam-byuh-tey.”
The origin of the word “cambuter” is uncertain, but it likely comes from the word “combustion” which refers to the process of burning fuel in engines. In everyday French, “cambuter” is most often used to describe the act of traveling back and forth between one’s home and workplace or school.
In the Passé Composé tense, “cambuter” is used to talk about a past action or event that has been completed. Here are three examples of its usage in this tense with their English translations:
- J’ai cambuté pendant 5 ans avant de trouver un emploi plus proche de chez moi. (I commuted for 5 years before finding a job closer to my home.)
- Elle a cambuté en train pour aller à l’université tous les jours. (She commuted by train to go to university every day.)
- Nous avons cambuté ensemble pendant des années avant de devenir colocataires. (We commuted together for years before becoming roommates.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of cambuter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai cambuté | J’ai cambuté la voiture. | I repaired the car. |
tu | as cambuté | Tu as cambuté le vélo. | You repaired the bike. |
il | a cambuté | Il a cambuté l’ordinateur. | He repaired the computer. |
elle | a cambuté | Elle a cambuté la machine à laver. | She repaired the washing machine. |
on | a cambuté | On a cambuté le toit. | We fixed the roof. |
nous | avons cambuté | Nous avons cambuté le moteur. | We fixed the engine. |
vous | avez cambuté | Vous avez cambuté le téléphone. | You repaired the phone. |
ils | ont cambuté | Ils ont cambuté le mur. | They repaired the wall. |
elles | ont cambuté | Elles ont cambuté la chaise. | They fixed the chair. |
Other Conjugations for Cambuter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb cambuter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cambuter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cambuter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cambuter (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cambuter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cambuter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cambuter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cambuter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cambuter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cambuter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cambuter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cambuter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cambuter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cambuter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cambuter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cambuter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cambuter
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Cambuter – 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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