Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compléter
Introduction to the verb compléter
The English translation of the French verb compléter is “to complete.” It is pronounced as “kom-pleh-teh” in its infinitive form.
Compléter comes from the Latin verb completare, meaning “to fill up” or “to complete.” It entered the French language in the 12th century and has since been used in various contexts.
In everyday French, compléter is most often used in the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) tense to describe a completed action or event in the past. In this tense, it is conjugated with the auxiliary verb “avoir” and the past participle “complété.”
3 simple examples of compléter in the Passé Composé tense are:
- J’ai complété ma formation en informatique. (I completed my computer training.)
- Nous avons complété toutes les formalités administratives. (We completed all the administrative procedures.)
- Vous avez complété votre collection de timbres. (You completed your stamp collection.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of compléter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai complété | J’ai complété le formulaire. | I completed the form. |
tu | as complété | Tu as complété la tâche. | You completed the task. |
il | a complété | Il a complété le projet. | He completed the project. |
elle | a complété | Elle a complété le dossier. | She completed the file. |
on | a complété | On a complété l’examen. | We completed the exam. |
nous | avons complété | Nous avons complété le puzzle. | We completed the puzzle. |
vous | avez complété | Vous avez complété la commande. | You completed the order. |
ils | ont complété | Ils ont complété les travaux. | They completed the work. |
elles | ont complété | Elles ont complété la mission. | They completed the mission. |
Other Conjugations for Compléter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb compléter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compléter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compléter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compléter (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compléter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compléter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compléter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compléter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compléter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compléter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compléter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compléter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compléter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compléter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compléter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compléter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compléter
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Compléter – 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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