Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chasser
Introduction to the verb chasser
The English translation of the French verb chasser is “to hunt” or “to chase.” The infinitive form is pronounced “sha-say.”
The language origin of chasser comes from the Latin word “captiare,” meaning “to capture” or “to seize.” In everyday French, chasser is most often used in the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) tense to describe actions that have been completed in the past.
Examples:
- J’ai chassé un cerf dans les bois hier soir. – I hunted a deer in the woods last night.
- Il a chassé les pigeons de son jardin avec un épouvantail. – He chased the pigeons from his garden with a scarecrow.
- Nous avons chassé les renards de notre poulailler. – We have hunted the foxes from our henhouse.
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of chasser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai chassé | J’ai chassé le lapin. | I hunted the rabbit. |
tu | as chassé | Tu as chassé l’oiseau. | You hunted the bird. |
il | a chassé | Il a chassé le cerf. | He hunted the deer. |
elle | a chassé | Elle a chassé le sanglier. | She hunted the wild boar. |
on | a chassé | On a chassé le renard. | We hunted the fox. |
nous | avons chassé | Nous avons chassé le gibier. | We hunted the game. |
vous | avez chassé | Vous avez chassé le canard. | You hunted the duck. |
ils | ont chassé | Ils ont chassé le lièvre. | They hunted the hare. |
elles | ont chassé | Elles ont chassé le cerf. | They hunted the deer. |
Other Conjugations for Chasser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb chasser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chasser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chasser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chasser (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chasser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chasser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chasser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chasser
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chasser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chasser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chasser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chasser
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chasser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chasser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chasser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chasser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chasser
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Chasser – 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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