Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contempler
Introduction to the verb contempler
The English translation of contempler is “to contemplate” or “to gaze at”. It is pronounced as “kohn-tahm-pleh”.
Contempler comes from the Latin word “contemplari”, meaning “to observe” or “to consider”. It entered the French language in the 12th century and has been in use ever since. In everyday French, it is most often used in the Passé Composé tense to describe a past action that has been completed.
Examples of contempler in the Passé Composé tense:
- J’ai contemplé le coucher de soleil sur la plage. (I contemplated the sunset on the beach.)
- Elle a contemplé son nouveau tatouage dans le miroir. (She gazed at her new tattoo in the mirror.)
- Nous avons contemplé les étoiles pendant des heures. (We gazed at the stars for hours.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of contempler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai contemplé | J’ai contemplé la vue. | I contemplated the view. |
tu | as contemplé | Tu as contemplé le tableau. | You contemplated the painting. |
il | a contemplé | Il a contemplé l’horizon. | He contemplated the horizon. |
elle | a contemplé | Elle a contemplé le coucher de soleil. | She contemplated the sunset. |
on | a contemplé | On a contemplé le paysage. | We contemplated the landscape. |
nous | avons contemplé | Nous avons contemplé la nature. | We contemplated nature. |
vous | avez contemplé | Vous avez contemplé le monument. | You contemplated the monument. |
ils | ont contemplé | Ils ont contemplé les étoiles. | They contemplated the stars. |
elles | ont contemplé | Elles ont contemplé les nuages. | They contemplated the clouds. |
Other Conjugations for Contempler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb contempler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contempler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contempler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contempler (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contempler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contempler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contempler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contempler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contempler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contempler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contempler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contempler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contempler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contempler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contempler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contempler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contempler
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Contempler – 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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