Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb causer
Introduction to the verb causer
The English translation of the French verb causer is “to cause” or “to chat/talk.”
The infinitive form of causer is pronounced as /ko.zɛ/ (koh-zay).
The language origin of causer comes from the Latin word “causare” which means to plead, accuse or cause.
In everyday French, causer is most often used in the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) tense to talk about actions that have been completed in the past.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in the Passé Composé tense, with their respective English translations:
- J’ai causé avec mes amis hier soir. (I chatted with my friends last night.)
- Elle a causé beaucoup de problèmes à l’école. (She caused a lot of problems at school.)
- Nous avons causé de nos projets pour l’été. (We talked about our plans for the summer.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of causer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai causé | J’ai causé des problèmes. | I caused some problems. |
tu | as causé | Tu as causé la panne. | You caused the power outage. |
il | a causé | Il a causé la bagarre. | He caused the fight. |
elle | a causé | Elle a causé le malentendu. | She caused the misunderstanding. |
on | a causé | On a causé la confusion. | We caused the confusion. |
nous | avons causé | Nous avons causé l’accident. | We caused the accident. |
vous | avez causé | Vous avez causé le retard. | You caused the delay. |
ils | ont causé | Ils ont causé la pollution. | They caused pollution. |
elles | ont causé | Elles ont causé le bruit. | They caused the noise. |
Other Conjugations for Causer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb causer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb causer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb causer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb causer (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb causer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb causer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb causer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb causer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb causer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb causer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb causer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb causer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb causer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb causer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb causer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb causer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb causer
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Causer – 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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