Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courbaturer
Introduction to the verb courbaturer
The English translation of the French verb courbaturer is “to feel sore or achy.” It is pronounced as “koor-buh-too-rer” in the infinitive form.
The word courbaturer comes from the French root word “courbature,” meaning “ache or soreness,” and the suffix “-er,” which is commonly added to verbs to indicate action. It is most often used in everyday French in the Passé Composé tense, which is the equivalent of the present perfect tense in English.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in the Passé Composé tense, with their respective English translations:
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J’ai courbaturé mes muscles après la séance d’entraînement intense. (I felt sore in my muscles after the intense workout.)
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Elle a courbaturé son bras en soulevant cette lourde valise. (She felt sore in her arm after lifting that heavy suitcase.)
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Nous avons courbaturé nos jambes après avoir fait une longue randonnée en montagne. (We felt sore in our legs after a long hike in the mountains.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of courbaturer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | me suis courbaturé(e) | Je me suis courbaturé après le marathon. | I got sore after the marathon. |
tu | t’es courbaturé(e) | Tu t’es courbaturé après le cours de yoga. | You got sore after the yoga class. |
il | s’est courbaturé | Il s’est courbaturé en faisant du jardinage. | He got sore while gardening. |
elle | s’est courbaturée | Elle s’est courbaturée après la randonnée. | She got sore after the hike. |
on | s’est courbaturé | On s’est courbaturé après une journée de travail. | We got sore after a day of work. |
nous | nous sommes courbaturés/courbaturées | Nous nous sommes courbaturés après notre séance d’entraînement. | We got sore after our workout session. |
vous | vous êtes courbaturé(e)(s) | Vous vous êtes courbaturé après votre séjour au ski. | You got sore after your ski trip. |
ils | se sont courbaturés | Ils se sont courbaturés après avoir porté des charges lourdes. | They got sore after carrying heavy loads. |
elles | se sont courbaturées | Elles se sont courbaturées après la danse. | They got sore after dancing. |
Other Conjugations for Courbaturer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb courbaturer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courbaturer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courbaturer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courbaturer (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courbaturer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courbaturer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courbaturer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courbaturer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courbaturer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courbaturer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courbaturer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courbaturer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courbaturer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courbaturer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courbaturer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courbaturer
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Courbaturer – 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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