Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caractériser
Introduction to the verb caractériser
The English translation of the French verb caractériser is “to characterize,” and it is pronounced “ka-rahk-tay-ree-zay.”
Caractériser comes from the Latin word “characterizare,” which means “to brand” or “to mark.” In French, it is most often used in the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) tense, which indicates an action that has been completed in the past.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense, along with their English translations:
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J’ai caractérisé mon voisin comme étant très bruyant. (I characterized my neighbor as being very noisy.)
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Elle a caractérisé cette ville comme étant très accueillante. (She characterized this city as being very welcoming.)
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Nous avons caractérisé cette époque comme étant une période de grands changements. (We characterized this time as being a period of great changes.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of caractériser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai caractérisé | J’ai caractérisé le personnage. | I characterized the character. |
tu | as caractérisé | Tu as caractérisé la situation. | You characterized the situation. |
il | a caractérisé | Il a caractérisé le problème. | He characterized the problem. |
elle | a caractérisé | Elle a caractérisé la ville. | She characterized the city. |
on | a caractérisé | On a caractérisé la période. | We characterized the period. |
nous | avons caractérisé | Nous avons caractérisé le livre. | We characterized the book. |
vous | avez caractérisé | Vous avez caractérisé le produit. | You characterized the product. |
ils | ont caractérisé | Ils ont caractérisé l’équipe. | They characterized the team. |
elles | ont caractérisé | Elles ont caractérisé la performance. | They characterized the performance. |
Other Conjugations for Caractériser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb caractériser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caractériser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caractériser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caractériser (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caractériser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caractériser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caractériser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caractériser
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caractériser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caractériser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caractériser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caractériser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caractériser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caractériser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caractériser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caractériser
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Caractériser – 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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