Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cohabiter
Introduction to the verb cohabiter
The English translation of the French verb cohabiter is “to cohabit” or “to live together.” The infinitive form is pronounced as “ko-a-bee-tay.”
The word “cohabiter” comes from the Latin word “cohabitare,” which means “to live together.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Passé Composé tense, which is the equivalent of the present perfect tense in English. This tense is used to talk about an action that has been completed in the past.
Here are three simple examples of cohabiter in the Passé Composé tense with their English translations:
- J’ai cohabité avec ma sœur pendant deux ans. (I cohabited with my sister for two years.)
- Ils ont cohabité avant de se marier. (They lived together before getting married.)
- Elle a cohabité avec son petit ami jusqu’à ce qu’ils se séparent. (She cohabited with her boyfriend until they broke up.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of cohabiter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai cohabité | J’ai cohabité avec mes amis. | I cohabited with my friends. |
tu | as cohabité | Tu as cohabité avec ton colocataire. | You cohabited with your roommate. |
il | a cohabité | Il a cohabité avec sa famille. | He cohabited with his family. |
elle | a cohabité | Elle a cohabité avec son partenaire. | She cohabited with her partner. |
on | a cohabité | On a cohabité avec des inconnus. | We cohabited with strangers. |
nous | avons cohabité | Nous avons cohabité avec nos voisins. | We cohabited with our neighbors. |
vous | avez cohabité | Vous avez cohabité avec vos amis. | You cohabited with your friends. |
ils | ont cohabité | Ils ont cohabité avec leurs colocataires. | They cohabited with their roommates. |
elles | ont cohabité | Elles ont cohabité avec leurs partenaires. | They cohabited with their partners. |
Other Conjugations for Cohabiter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb cohabiter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cohabiter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cohabiter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cohabiter (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cohabiter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cohabiter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cohabiter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cohabiter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cohabiter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cohabiter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cohabiter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cohabiter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cohabiter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cohabiter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cohabiter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cohabiter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cohabiter
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Cohabiter – 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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