Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compresser
Introduction to the verb compresser
The English translation of the French verb compresser is “to compress”. It is pronounced as “kom-press-ay”.
The word compresser comes from the Latin word “comprimere” meaning “to press together”. It is most often used in everyday French in the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) tense, which is used to talk about actions that were completed in the past.
Here are three simple examples of how compresser is used in the Passé Composé tense, with their respective English translations:
- J’ai compressé mes vêtements dans ma valise. (I compressed my clothes in my suitcase.)
- Tu as compressé la pâte pour en faire une boule. (You compressed the dough to make a ball.)
- Il a compressé le ressort pour le rendre plus petit. (He compressed the spring to make it smaller.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of compresser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai compressé | J’ai compressé le fichier. | I compressed the file. |
tu | as compressé | Tu as compressé les vêtements. | You compressed the clothes. |
il | a compressé | Il a compressé les données. | He compressed the data. |
elle | a compressé | Elle a compressé le dossier. | She compressed the folder. |
on | a compressé | On a compressé le fichier. | We compressed the file. |
nous | avons compressé | Nous avons compressé les photos. | We compressed the photos. |
vous | avez compressé | Vous avez compressé le document. | You compressed the document. |
ils | ont compressé | Ils ont compressé les fichiers. | They compressed the files. |
elles | ont compressé | Elles ont compressé les documents. | They compressed the documents. |
Other Conjugations for Compresser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb compresser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compresser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compresser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compresser (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compresser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compresser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compresser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compresser
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compresser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compresser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compresser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compresser
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compresser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compresser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compresser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compresser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compresser
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Compresser – 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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