Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb composter
Introduction to the verb composter
The English translation of the French verb composter is “to compost.” The infinitive form is pronounced as “kawn-pohs-tey.”
The word “composter” comes from the Latin word “componere,” meaning “to put together.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) tense to indicate an action that has been completed in the past.
Three simple examples of its usage in this tense are:
- J’ai composté mes déchets hier soir. (I composted my waste last night.)
- Nous avons composté nos déchets depuis des années. (We have been composting our waste for years.)
- Elle a acheté un composteur pour composter ses déchets de cuisine. (She bought a composter to compost her kitchen waste.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of composter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai composté | J’ai composté les déchets. | I composted the waste. |
tu | as composté | Tu as composté la terre. | You composted the soil. |
il | a composté | Il a composté les feuilles. | He composted the leaves. |
elle | a composté | Elle a composté les épluchures. | She composted the peelings. |
on | a composté | On a composté les restes. | We composted the leftovers. |
nous | avons composté | Nous avons composté le compost. | We composted the compost. |
vous | avez composté | Vous avez composté le jardin. | You composted the garden. |
ils | ont composté | Ils ont composté le tas. | They composted the pile. |
elles | ont composté | Elles ont composté les détritus. | They composted the garbage. |
Other Conjugations for Composter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb composter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb composter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb composter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb composter (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb composter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb composter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb composter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb composter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb composter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb composter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb composter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb composter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb composter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb composter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb composter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb composter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb composter
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Composter – 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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