Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb camper
Introduction to the verb camper
The English translation of the French verb “camper” is “to camp.” It is pronounced as “kam-pey” in the infinitive form.
The word “camper” comes from the Latin word “campare” which means “to spend the night” or “to pitch a tent.” In everyday French, “camper” is most often used in the Passé Composé tense to talk about past actions or experiences related to camping.
Here are three examples of “camper” used in the Passé Composé tense, with their English translations:
- J’ai campé dans les montagnes l’été dernier. (I camped in the mountains last summer.)
- Tu as campé avec tes amis pendant les vacances? (Did you camp with your friends during the holidays?)
- Nous avons campé près du lac pendant une semaine. (We camped near the lake for a week.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of camper
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai campé | J’ai campé dans la forêt. | I camped in the forest. |
tu | as campé | Tu as campé près de la rivière. | You camped near the river. |
il | a campé | Il a campé sur la plage. | He camped on the beach. |
elle | a campé | Elle a campé dans les montagnes. | She camped in the mountains. |
on | a campé | On a campé dans le parc. | We camped in the park. |
nous | avons campé | Nous avons campé en famille. | We camped as a family. |
vous | avez campé | Vous avez campé dans le jardin. | You camped in the garden. |
ils | ont campé | Ils ont campé dans la tente. | They camped in the tent. |
elles | ont campé | Elles ont campé dans la prairie. | They camped in the meadow. |
Other Conjugations for Camper.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb camper
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb camper
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb camper
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb camper (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb camper
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb camper
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb camper
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb camper
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb camper
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb camper
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb camper
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb camper
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb camper
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb camper
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb camper
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb camper
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb camper
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Camper – 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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