Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commercer
Introduction to the verb commercer
The English translation of the French verb commercer is “to trade” or “to do business.” The infinitive form, spelled the same as the verb, is pronounced “koh-mehr-seh.”
The word commercer comes from the Latin word “commercium,” meaning “trade.” It first appeared in the French language in the 12th century.
In everyday French, commercer is most often used in the Passé Composé tense, which is used to talk about actions that were completed in the past. It is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” (to have) or “être” (to be) in the present tense, followed by the past participle of the verb.
Examples in Passé Composé tense:
- J’ai commencé à commercer avec des entreprises étrangères. (I started to trade with foreign companies.)
- Nous avons déjà commercé avec ce fournisseur l’année dernière. (We have already done business with this supplier last year.)
- Ils ont arrêté de commercer avec ce client suite à des conflits. (They stopped doing business with this client due to conflicts.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of commercer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai commercé | J’ai commercé pendant des années. | I traded for years. |
tu | as commercé | Tu as commercé avec succès. | You traded successfully. |
il | a commercé | Il a commercé avec des partenaires étrangers. | He traded with foreign partners. |
elle | a commercé | Elle a commercé dans l’industrie de la mode. | She traded in the fashion industry. |
on | a commercé | On a commercé avec de nouveaux clients. | We traded with new clients. |
nous | avons commercé | Nous avons commercé ensemble. | We traded together. |
vous | avez commercé | Vous avez commercé avec diligence. | You traded diligently. |
ils | ont commercé | Ils ont commercé avec des entreprises locales. | They traded with local businesses. |
elles | ont commercé | Elles ont commercé dans différents domaines. | They traded in different fields. |
Other Conjugations for Commercer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb commercer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commercer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commercer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commercer (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commercer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commercer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commercer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commercer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commercer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commercer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commercer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commercer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commercer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commercer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commercer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commercer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commercer
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Commercer – 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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