Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commémorer
Introduction to the verb commémorer
The English translation of the French verb commémorer is “to commemorate.” It is pronounced “koh-meh-moh-reh” in its infinitive form.
Commémorer comes from the Latin word “commemorare” meaning “to remember” or “to call to mind.” It entered the French language in the 14th century and has been used primarily in a literary or formal context to refer to the act of remembering or honoring someone or something.
In everyday French, commémorer is most often used in the Passé Composé tense, which is the equivalent of the present perfect tense in English. This tense is used to describe actions that were completed in the past but have an impact on the present.
Here are three simple examples of how commémorer is used in the Passé Composé tense in everyday French:
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Nous avons commémoré le centenaire de la Première Guerre mondiale l’année dernière. (We commemorated the centenary of World War I last year.)
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Ils ont commémoré la mémoire de leur grand-père en plantant un arbre dans le jardin. (They commemorated the memory of their grandfather by planting a tree in the garden.)
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Le pays a commémoré le décès du président en observant une minute de silence. (The country commemorated the death of the president by observing a minute of silence.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of commémorer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai commémoré | J’ai commémoré cet événement. | I commemorated this event. |
tu | as commémoré | Tu as commémoré leur sacrifice. | You commemorated their sacrifice. |
il | a commémoré | Il a commémoré la fête nationale. | He commemorated the national holiday. |
elle | a commémoré | Elle a commémoré leur anniversaire de mariage. | She commemorated their wedding anniversary. |
on | a commémoré | On a commémoré la guerre. | We commemorated the war. |
nous | avons commémoré | Nous avons commémoré leur mémoire. | We commemorated their memory. |
vous | avez commémoré | Vous avez commémoré leur victoire. | You commemorated their victory. |
ils | ont commémoré | Ils ont commémoré le jour de l’Armistice. | They commemorated Armistice Day. |
elles | ont commémoré | Elles ont commémoré l’anniversaire de la fondation de l’entreprise. | They commemorated the anniversary of the company’s foundation. |
Other Conjugations for Commémorer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb commémorer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commémorer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commémorer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commémorer (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commémorer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commémorer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commémorer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commémorer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commémorer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commémorer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commémorer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commémorer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commémorer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commémorer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commémorer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commémorer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commémorer
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Commémorer – 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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