Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb covoiturer
Introduction to the verb covoiturer
The English translation of the French verb covoiturer is “to carpool.” It is pronounced “koh-vwah-tyoor-ray.”
The origin of the word covoiturer comes from the combination of “co-” meaning “together” and “voiture” meaning “car.” It was first used in the French language in the 1970s as a way to describe the act of sharing a ride with others in a car to reduce transportation costs and environmental impact.
In everyday French, covoiturer is most commonly used in the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) tense to talk about a carpooling experience that has already taken place. Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense, with the respective English translations:
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J’ai covoituré avec mes collègues pour aller au travail. (I carpooled with my colleagues to go to work.)
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Nous avons décidé de covoiturer pour aller à la fête ensemble. (We decided to carpool to go to the party together.)
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Ils ont covoituré pendant leur voyage en Europe pour économiser de l’argent. (They carpooled during their trip to Europe to save money.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of covoiturer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai covoituré | J’ai covoituré avec mes amis. | I carpooled with my friends. |
tu | as covoituré | Tu as covoituré avec tes collègues. | You carpooled with your colleagues. |
il | a covoituré | Il a covoituré pour aller au travail. | He carpooled to go to work. |
elle | a covoituré | Elle a covoituré avec ses voisins. | She carpooled with her neighbors. |
on | a covoituré | On a covoituré pour un événement. | We carpooled for an event. |
nous | avons covoituré | Nous avons covoituré pour économiser de l’essence. | We carpooled to save on gas. |
vous | avez covoituré | Vous avez covoituré pour réduire votre empreinte carbone. | You carpooled to reduce your carbon footprint. |
ils | ont covoituré | Ils ont covoituré pour se rendre à la plage. | They carpooled to go to the beach. |
elles | ont covoituré | Elles ont covoituré pour faire du shopping. | They carpooled to go shopping. |
Other Conjugations for Covoiturer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb covoiturer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb covoiturer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb covoiturer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb covoiturer (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb covoiturer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb covoiturer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb covoiturer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb covoiturer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb covoiturer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb covoiturer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb covoiturer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb covoiturer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb covoiturer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb covoiturer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb covoiturer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb covoiturer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb covoiturer
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Covoiturer – 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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