Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb convulser
Introduction to the verb convulser
The English translation of the French verb convulser is “to convulse.” The infinitive form of the verb is pronounced as “kon-vul-say.”
The word convulser comes from the Latin verb convulsare, meaning “to shake violently.” It entered the French language in the 16th century and is most commonly used in the medical field to describe a sudden, involuntary and violent contraction of the muscles.
In everyday French, convulser is often used in the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) tense to describe an action or event that happened in the past and is now completed. Here are three examples of its usage in this tense:
- Hier soir, j’ai été convulsé par un fou rire. (Last night, I was convulsed with laughter.)
- Elle a convulsé pendant une heure après avoir pris un médicament. (She convulsed for an hour after taking a medication.)
- Les secousses ont convulsé la ville pendant plusieurs minutes après le tremblement de terre. (The tremors convulsed the city for several minutes after the earthquake.)
In these examples, the verb convulser is conjugated in the Passé Composé tense with the auxiliary verb avoir (to have) and the past participle été (been). It is used to describe a sudden and intense physical reaction or movement.
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of convulser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai convulsé | J’ai convulsé de douleur. | I convulsed in pain. |
tu | as convulsé | Tu as convulsé de peur. | You convulsed in fear. |
il | a convulsé | Il a convulsé de rire. | He convulsed in laughter. |
elle | a convulsé | Elle a convulsé de colère. | She convulsed in anger. |
on | a convulsé | On a convulsé de froid. | We convulsed from the cold. |
nous | avons convulsé | Nous avons convulsé de joie. | We convulsed in joy. |
vous | avez convulsé | Vous avez convulsé de dégoût. | You convulsed in disgust. |
ils | ont convulsé | Ils ont convulsé d’angoisse. | They convulsed in anxiety. |
elles | ont convulsé | Elles ont convulsé de stress. | They convulsed in stress. |
Other Conjugations for Convulser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb convulser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb convulser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb convulser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb convulser (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb convulser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb convulser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb convulser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb convulser
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb convulser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb convulser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb convulser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb convulser
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb convulser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb convulser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb convulser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb convulser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb convulser
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Convulser – 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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