Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb céder
Introduction to the verb céder
The English translation of the French verb céder is “to yield” or “to give up.” It is pronounced as “say-deh.”
The word céder comes from the Latin word “cedere,” meaning “to yield” or “to give way.” In everyday French, it is often used in the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) tense to indicate an action that has been completed in the past.
Three simple examples of using céder in the Passé Composé tense are:
- J’ai cédé mon siège à une personne âgée dans le bus. (I gave up my seat to an elderly person on the bus.)
- Les joueurs ont cédé devant la pression de l’équipe adverse. (The players yielded to the pressure of the opposing team.)
- Elle a cédé à la tentation et a acheté cette robe. (She gave in to temptation and bought that dress.)
In these examples, céder is used to express giving in, yielding, or giving up in the past.
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of céder
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai cédé | J’ai cédé ma place à quelqu’un d’autre. | I gave up my seat to someone else. |
tu | as cédé | Tu as cédé trop vite. | You gave in too quickly. |
il | a cédé | Il a cédé son entreprise à sa fille. | He transferred his business to his daughter. |
elle | a cédé | Elle a cédé aux demandes de ses enfants. | She gave in to her children’s requests. |
on | a cédé | On a cédé à la tentation. | We gave in to temptation. |
nous | avons cédé | Nous avons cédé devant la pression. | We gave in to the pressure. |
vous | avez cédé | Vous avez cédé à nos supplications. | You gave in to our pleas. |
ils | ont cédé | Ils ont cédé leur territoire à un autre pays. | They ceded their territory to another country. |
elles | ont cédé | Elles ont cédé leurs droits à la société. | They gave up their rights to the company. |
Other Conjugations for Céder.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb céder
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb céder
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb céder
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb céder (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb céder
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb céder
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb céder
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb céder
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb céder
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb céder
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb céder
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb céder
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb céder
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb céder
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb céder
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb céder
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb céder
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Céder – 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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