Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb congédier
Introduction to the verb congédier
The English translation of the French verb congédier is “to dismiss” or “to fire”. It is pronounced as “kon-zhay-dyay” in its infinitive form.
The word congédier comes from the French word “congé” which means “leave” or “permission”, and the suffix “-ier” which is added to verbs to indicate the action of doing something. In everyday French, congédier is most often used in the Passé Composé tense, which is equivalent to the present perfect tense in English. This tense is used to talk about actions that have been completed in the past.
Here are three simple examples of congédier used in the Passé Composé tense:
- J’ai congédié mon assistante hier. (I fired my assistant yesterday.)
- Le patron a congédié plusieurs employés à cause de la crise économique. (The boss dismissed several employees because of the economic crisis.)
- Nous avons congédié notre femme de ménage car elle ne faisait pas bien son travail. (We dismissed our cleaning lady because she was not doing her job properly.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of congédier
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai congédié | J’ai congédié mon employé. | I fired my employee. |
tu | as congédié | Tu as congédié ta secrétaire. | You fired your secretary. |
il | a congédié | Il a congédié son manager. | He fired his manager. |
elle | a congédié | Elle a congédié son collègue. | She fired her colleague. |
on | a congédié | On a congédié le chef d’équipe. | We fired the team leader. |
nous | avons congédié | Nous avons congédié les employés. | We fired the employees. |
vous | avez congédié | Vous avez congédié les stagiaires. | You fired the interns. |
ils | ont congédié | Ils ont congédié leur patron. | They fired their boss. |
elles | ont congédié | Elles ont congédié leur supérieur. | They fired their superior. |
Other Conjugations for Congédier.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb congédier
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb congédier
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb congédier
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb congédier (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb congédier
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb congédier
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb congédier
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb congédier
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb congédier
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb congédier
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb congédier
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb congédier
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb congédier
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb congédier
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb congédier
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb congédier
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb congédier
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Congédier – 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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