Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commuer
Introduction to the verb commuer
The English translation of the French verb commuer is “to commute.” The infinitive form is pronounced “koh-moo-eh.”
The verb commuer comes from the Latin word “commutare,” meaning “to change.” It is most commonly used in everyday French in the Passé Composé tense, which is the equivalent of the present perfect tense in English.
Three simple examples of its usage in the Passé Composé tense are:
- J’ai commué en train pour aller au travail ce matin. (I commuted by train to go to work this morning.)
- Ils ont commué leur peine de prison en travaux d’intérêt général. (They commuted their prison sentence to community service.)
- Nous avons commué notre voyage en Espagne en un séjour en Italie. (We commuted our trip to Spain into a stay in Italy.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of commuer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai commué | J’ai commué ma peine. | I commuted my sentence. |
tu | as commué | Tu as commué ta peine. | You commuted your sentence. |
il | a commué | Il a commué sa peine. | He commuted his sentence. |
elle | a commué | Elle a commué sa peine. | She commuted her sentence. |
on | a commué | On a commué nos peines. | We commuted our sentences. |
nous | avons commué | Nous avons commué notre peine. | We commuted our sentence. |
vous | avez commué | Vous avez commué vos peines. | You commuted your sentences. |
ils | ont commué | Ils ont commué leurs peines. | They commuted their sentences. |
elles | ont commué | Elles ont commué leurs peines. | They commuted their sentences. |
Other Conjugations for Commuer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb commuer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commuer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commuer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commuer (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commuer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commuer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commuer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commuer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commuer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commuer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commuer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commuer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commuer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commuer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commuer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commuer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commuer
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Commuer – 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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