Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commérer
Introduction to the verb commérer
The English translation of the French verb commérer is “to gossip” or “to chat.” It is pronounced “koh-meh-ray” in the infinitive form.
The word commérer comes from the Latin word “commercium” which means “exchange” or “communication.” In everyday French, commérer is most often used in the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) tense to describe an action that has happened in the past and is now completed.
Here are three simple examples of commérer in the Passé Composé tense with their English translations:
- Hier soir, nous avons comméré sur nos voisins. (Last night, we gossiped about our neighbors.)
- J’ai entendu dire que vous avez comméré à propos de moi. (I heard that you gossiped about me.)
- Elles ont comméré pendant des heures au téléphone. (They gossiped for hours on the phone.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of commérer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai comméré | J’ai comméré avec ma voisine. | I gossipped with my neighbor. |
tu | as comméré | Tu as comméré au téléphone. | You gossipped on the phone. |
il | a comméré | Il a comméré avec ses collègues. | He gossipped with his colleagues. |
elle | a comméré | Elle a comméré sur ses amis. | She gossipped about her friends. |
on | a comméré | On a comméré sur le voisin. | We gossipped about the neighbor. |
nous | avons comméré | Nous avons comméré à la fête. | We gossipped at the party. |
vous | avez comméré | Vous avez comméré en classe. | You gossipped in class. |
ils | ont comméré | Ils ont comméré sur leur patron. | They gossipped about their boss. |
elles | ont comméré | Elles ont comméré entre elles. | They gossipped amongst themselves. |
Other Conjugations for Commérer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb commérer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commérer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commérer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commérer (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commérer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commérer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commérer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commérer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commérer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commérer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commérer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commérer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commérer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commérer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commérer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commérer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commérer
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Commérer – 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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