Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chauffer
Introduction to the verb chauffer
The English translation of the French verb chauffer is “to heat” or “to warm up.” It is pronounced “sho-fay” in its infinitive form.
Chauffer comes from the Old French word “chauf,” meaning “heat.” It is most often used in everyday French to refer to the action of heating or warming something. In the passé composé tense, it is used to describe an action that has been completed in the past.
Examples:
- J’ai chauffé le lait pour le café. (I heated the milk for the coffee.)
- Elle a chauffé la maison avant mon arrivée. (She warmed up the house before my arrival.)
- Nous avons chauffé nos mains près du feu. (We warmed our hands near the fire.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of chauffer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai chauffé | J’ai chauffé la nourriture. | I heated up the food. |
tu | as chauffé | Tu as chauffé la pièce. | You warmed up the room. |
il | a chauffé | Il a chauffé la bouilloire. | He heated up the kettle. |
elle | a chauffé | Elle a chauffé la voiture. | She warmed up the car. |
on | a chauffé | On a chauffé la piscine. | We heated up the pool. |
nous | avons chauffé | Nous avons chauffé la maison. | We heated up the house. |
vous | avez chauffé | Vous avez chauffé l’eau. | You heated up the water. |
ils | ont chauffé | Ils ont chauffé la salle. | They heated up the room. |
elles | ont chauffé | Elles ont chauffé leur repas. | They heated up their meal. |
Other Conjugations for Chauffer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb chauffer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chauffer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chauffer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chauffer (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chauffer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chauffer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chauffer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chauffer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chauffer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chauffer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chauffer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chauffer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chauffer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chauffer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chauffer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chauffer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chauffer
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Chauffer – 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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