Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb comporter
Introduction to the verb comporter
The English translation of the French verb comporter is “to behave” or “to act.” The infinitive form of comporter is pronounced as [kɔ̃pɔʁte].
The word comporter comes from the Latin verb comportare, meaning “to carry together.” It first entered the French language in the 14th century, and its meaning evolved to refer to how one carries or conducts oneself.
In everyday French, comporter is most often used in the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) tense, which is formed with the auxiliary verb avoir and the past participle of comporter: comporté.
Here are three examples of comporter used in the Passé Composé tense, with their respective English translations:
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J’ai bien comporté pendant la réunion. (I behaved well during the meeting.)
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Elle s’est mal comportée envers ses collègues. (She acted poorly towards her colleagues.)
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Nous nous sommes comportés comme des enfants. (We behaved like children.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of comporter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai comporté | J’ai comporté un comportement exemplaire. | I behaved with exemplary behavior. |
tu | as comporté | Tu as comporté une attitude inappropriée. | You behaved with an inappropriate attitude. |
il | a comporté | Il a comporté un grand courage. | He showed great courage. |
elle | a comporté | Elle a comporté une grande gentillesse. | She showed great kindness. |
on | a comporté | On a comporté un manque de respect. | We showed a lack of respect. |
nous | avons comporté | Nous avons comporté une grande responsabilité. | We showed great responsibility. |
vous | avez comporté | Vous avez comporté un comportement admirable. | You showed admirable behavior. |
ils | ont comporté | Ils ont comporté une grande patience. | They showed great patience. |
elles | ont comporté | Elles ont comporté un grand talent. | They showed great talent. |
Other Conjugations for Comporter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb comporter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb comporter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb comporter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb comporter (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb comporter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb comporter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb comporter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb comporter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb comporter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb comporter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb comporter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb comporter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb comporter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb comporter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb comporter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb comporter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb comporter
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Comporter – 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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