Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cendrer
Introduction to the verb cendrer
The English translation of the French verb cendrer is “to ash” or “to turn into ash.” It is pronounced as “sahn-dreh.”
The word cendrer comes from the Old French word “cendre” which means “ash.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) tense to describe an action that has been completed in the past.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense with their English translations:
- J’ai cendré les restes du feu. (I have ashed the remains of the fire.)
- Elle a cendré sa cigarette dans le cendrier. (She ashed her cigarette in the ashtray.)
- Nous avons cendré le charbon pour faire du barbecue. (We have ashed the coal to make a barbecue.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of cendrer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai cendré | J’ai cendré les cendres. | I ashed the ashes. |
tu | as cendré | Tu as cendré le bois. | You ashed the wood. |
il | a cendré | Il a cendré la cheminée. | He ashed the fireplace. |
elle | a cendré | Elle a cendré ses cheveux. | She ashed her hair. |
on | a cendré | On a cendré le barbecue. | We ashed the barbecue. |
nous | avons cendré | Nous avons cendré le poulet. | We ashed the chicken. |
vous | avez cendré | Vous avez cendré la cigarette. | You ashed the cigarette. |
ils | ont cendré | Ils ont cendré la braise. | They ashed the embers. |
elles | ont cendré | Elles ont cendré le journal. | They ashed the newspaper. |
Other Conjugations for Cendrer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb cendrer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cendrer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cendrer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cendrer (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cendrer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cendrer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cendrer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cendrer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cendrer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cendrer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cendrer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cendrer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cendrer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cendrer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cendrer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cendrer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cendrer
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Cendrer – 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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