Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb constituer
Introduction to the verb constituer
The English translation of the French verb constituer is “to constitute” or “to establish.” It is pronounced “koh-stee-tweh.”
Constituer comes from the Latin word “constituere,” which means “to set up” or “to establish.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the Passé Composé tense to talk about actions that were completed in the past.
Three simple examples of its usage in the Passé Composé tense with English translations are:
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J’ai constitué une équipe pour le projet. (I established a team for the project.)
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Elle a constitué un dossier complet pour sa demande de visa. (She put together a complete file for her visa application.)
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Les lois constitutionnelles ont constitué l’union des provinces en un seul pays. (The constitutional laws established the union of the provinces into one country.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of constituer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai constitué | J’ai constitué mon équipe. | I formed my team. |
tu | as constitué | Tu as constitué ton dossier. | You formed your file. |
il | a constitué | Il a constitué une société. | He formed a company. |
elle | a constitué | Elle a constitué un groupe. | She formed a group. |
on | a constitué | On a constitué une coalition. | We formed a coalition. |
nous | avons constitué | Nous avons constitué une alliance. | We formed an alliance. |
vous | avez constitué | Vous avez constitué un partenariat. | You formed a partnership. |
ils | ont constitué | Ils ont constitué une nouvelle loi. | They formed a new law. |
elles | ont constitué | Elles ont constitué une équipe féminine. | They formed a female team. |
Other Conjugations for Constituer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb constituer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb constituer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb constituer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb constituer (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb constituer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb constituer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb constituer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb constituer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb constituer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb constituer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb constituer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb constituer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb constituer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb constituer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb constituer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb constituer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb constituer
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Constituer – 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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