Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courser
Introduction to the verb courser
The English translation of the French verb courser is “to chase” or “to race”. The infinitive form is pronounced as “koor-sey”.
Courser comes from the Old French word “corsier”, which means “runner” or “courier”. It is most often used as a transitive verb in everyday French, meaning it requires a direct object in a sentence. In the Passé Composé tense, it is used to describe an action that has been completed in the past.
Here are three simple examples of using courser in the Passé Composé tense:
1) J’ai couru après le chat. (I chased the cat.)
2) Elle a couru vers la ligne d’arrivée. (She raced towards the finish line.)
3) Nous avons couru tout le long de la plage. (We ran all along the beach.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of courser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai coursé | J’ai coursé le chien. | I chased the dog. |
tu | as coursé | Tu as coursé le chat. | You chased the cat. |
il | a coursé | Il a coursé le lièvre. | He chased the hare. |
elle | a coursé | Elle a coursé le lapin. | She chased the rabbit. |
on | a coursé | On a coursé l’oiseau. | We chased the bird. |
nous | avons coursé | Nous avons coursé les voleurs. | We chased the thieves. |
vous | avez coursé | Vous avez coursé le cheval. | You chased the horse. |
ils | ont coursé | Ils ont coursé le renard. | They chased the fox. |
elles | ont coursé | Elles ont coursé le serpent. | They chased the snake. |
Other Conjugations for Courser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb courser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courser (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courser
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courser
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courser
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Courser – 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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