Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cauchemarder
Introduction to the verb cauchemarder
The English translation of the French verb cauchemarder is “to have nightmares.” It is pronounced as “koh-shuh-mar-day.”
The word cauchemarder comes from the French word “cauchemar,” meaning nightmare, and the suffix “-er,” which is added to verbs to create the infinitive form. It is most often used in everyday French in the Passé Composé (present perfect) tense, which is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” (to have) followed by the past participle of the verb.
Here are three examples of cauchemarder in the Passé Composé tense:
- J’ai cauchemardé toute la nuit. (I had nightmares all night.)
- Tu as cauchemardé de nouveau ? (Did you have nightmares again?)
- Il a cauchemardé après avoir vu ce film d’horreur. (He had nightmares after watching that horror movie.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of cauchemarder
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai cauchemardé | J’ai cauchemardé toute la nuit. | I had nightmares all night. |
tu | as cauchemardé | Tu as cauchemardé de monstres. | You had nightmares about monsters. |
il | a cauchemardé | Il a cauchemardé de ses problèmes. | He had nightmares about his problems. |
elle | a cauchemardé | Elle a cauchemardé de sa présentation. | She had nightmares about her presentation. |
on | a cauchemardé | On a cauchemardé de la fin du monde. | We had nightmares about the end of the world. |
nous | avons cauchemardé | Nous avons cauchemardé de nos examens. | We had nightmares about our exams. |
vous | avez cauchemardé | Vous avez cauchemardé de vos dettes. | You had nightmares about your debts. |
ils | ont cauchemardé | Ils ont cauchemardé de leurs cauchemars. | They had nightmares about their nightmares. |
elles | ont cauchemardé | Elles ont cauchemardé de leur futur. | They had nightmares about their future. |
Other Conjugations for Cauchemarder.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb cauchemarder
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cauchemarder
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cauchemarder
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cauchemarder (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cauchemarder
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cauchemarder
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cauchemarder
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cauchemarder
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cauchemarder
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cauchemarder
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cauchemarder
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cauchemarder
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cauchemarder
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cauchemarder
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cauchemarder
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cauchemarder
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Cauchemarder – 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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