Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb censurer
Introduction to the verb censurer
The English translation of the French verb censurer is “to censor.” It is pronounced “sahn-suh-ray” in the infinitive form.
The word censurer comes from the Latin word “censura,” meaning “judgment, criticism.” It entered the French language in the 14th century and initially referred to the office of censor, a Roman official responsible for maintaining moral and political standards. Over time, it came to refer to the act of suppressing or prohibiting certain information or ideas.
In everyday French, censurer is used in the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) tense to talk about an action that was completed in the past and has ongoing consequences in the present. Here are three examples of its usage in this tense:
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Les autorités ont censuré le film pour son contenu violent. (The authorities censored the film for its violent content.)
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Le livre a été censuré en raison de ses critiques envers le gouvernement. (The book was censored because of its criticisms of the government.)
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Le site web a été censuré dans certains pays pour des raisons politiques. (The website has been censored in some countries for political reasons.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of censurer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai censuré | J’ai censuré le commentaire. | I censored the comment. |
tu | as censuré | Tu as censuré la scène. | You censored the scene. |
il | a censuré | Il a censuré le discours. | He censored the speech. |
elle | a censuré | Elle a censuré l’image. | She censored the image. |
on | a censuré | On a censuré le livre. | We censored the book. |
nous | avons censuré | Nous avons censuré l’article. | We censored the article. |
vous | avez censuré | Vous avez censuré le document. | You censored the document. |
ils | ont censuré | Ils ont censuré le film. | They censored the film. |
elles | ont censuré | Elles ont censuré le programme. | They censored the program. |
Other Conjugations for Censurer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb censurer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb censurer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb censurer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb censurer (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb censurer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb censurer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb censurer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb censurer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb censurer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb censurer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb censurer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb censurer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb censurer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb censurer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb censurer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb censurer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb censurer
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Censurer – 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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