Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb comprimer
Introduction to the verb comprimer
The English translation of the French verb comprimer is “to compress” or “to press down.” It is pronounced as “kom-pree-may” in its infinitive form.
The word comprimer comes from the Latin word “compressus,” which means “to press together.” It is a regular -er verb in French and is most often used in everyday language to describe the action of pressing or squeezing something.
In the Passé Composé tense, which is the French equivalent of the Present Perfect tense in English, comprimer is conjugated with the auxiliary verb avoir and the past participle comprimé. It is used to talk about a specific action that has been completed in the past.
Here are three simple examples of how comprimer is used in the Passé Composé tense, with their English translations:
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J’ai comprimé le bouton pour lancer le programme. (I pressed the button to launch the program.)
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Elle a comprimé son linge pour le faire tenir dans sa valise. (She compressed her clothes to make them fit in her suitcase.)
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Nous avons comprimé les feuilles pour en faire un livre. (We compressed the pages to make a book.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of comprimer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai comprimé | J’ai comprimé la pilule. | I compressed the pill. |
tu | as comprimé | Tu as comprimé la boîte. | You compressed the box. |
il | a comprimé | Il a comprimé le papier. | He compressed the paper. |
elle | a comprimé | Elle a comprimé la pâte. | She compressed the dough. |
on | a comprimé | On a comprimé le gaz. | We compressed the gas. |
nous | avons comprimé | Nous avons comprimé le fichier. | We compressed the file. |
vous | avez comprimé | Vous avez comprimé le tuyau. | You compressed the pipe. |
ils | ont comprimé | Ils ont comprimé le ressort. | They compressed the spring. |
elles | ont comprimé | Elles ont comprimé le médicament. | They compressed the medicine. |
Other Conjugations for Comprimer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb comprimer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb comprimer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb comprimer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb comprimer (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb comprimer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb comprimer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb comprimer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb comprimer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb comprimer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb comprimer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb comprimer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb comprimer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb comprimer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb comprimer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb comprimer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb comprimer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb comprimer
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Comprimer – 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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