Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conférer
Introduction to the verb conférer
The English translation of the French verb conférer is to confer or to bestow. It is pronounced as “kon-fair-ray” in its infinitive form.
Conférer comes from the Latin word “conferre” meaning “to bring together” or “to compare.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the Passé Composé tense to indicate an action that has been completed in the past.
For example:
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J’ai conféré avec mes collègues avant de prendre une décision. (I conferred with my colleagues before making a decision.)
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Les honneurs lui ont été conférés lors de la cérémonie. (The honors were bestowed upon him during the ceremony.)
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Nous avons conféré le titre de citoyen d’honneur à notre maire. (We conferred the title of honorary citizen to our mayor.)
In each of these examples, the action of conférer has been completed in the past and is now finished. In French, the Passé Composé tense is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” followed by the past participle, “conféré.”
In conclusion, conférer is a commonly used verb in French that means “to confer” or “to bestow.” In the Passé Composé tense, it is used to talk about completed actions in the past.
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of conférer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai conféré | J’ai conféré avec mon avocat. | I conferred with my lawyer. |
tu | as conféré | Tu as conféré avec tes collègues. | You conferred with your colleagues. |
il | a conféré | Il a conféré avec le directeur. | He conferred with the director. |
elle | a conféré | Elle a conféré avec la présidente. | She conferred with the president. |
on | a conféré | On a conféré avec les experts. | We conferred with the experts. |
nous | avons conféré | Nous avons conféré avec nos partenaires. | We conferred with our partners. |
vous | avez conféré | Vous avez conféré avec le client. | You conferred with the client. |
ils | ont conféré | Ils ont conféré avec les clients. | They conferred with the clients. |
elles | ont conféré | Elles ont conféré avec les participants. | They conferred with the participants. |
Other Conjugations for Conférer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb conférer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conférer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conférer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conférer (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conférer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conférer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conférer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conférer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conférer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conférer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conférer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conférer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conférer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conférer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conférer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conférer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conférer
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Conférer – 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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