Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb creuser
Introduction to the verb creuser
The English translation of the French verb creuser is “to dig.” It is pronounced as “kruh-zay” in the infinitive form.
The origin of creuser can be traced back to the Latin word “excavāre,” which also means “to dig.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) tense to indicate an action that has been completed in the past.
Three simple examples of its usage in the Passé Composé tense are:
- J’ai creusé un trou dans mon jardin. (I dug a hole in my garden.)
- Tu as creusé un tunnel dans la montagne. (You dug a tunnel in the mountain.)
- Il a creusé un puits pour trouver de l’eau. (He dug a well to find water.)
In these examples, creuser is used with the auxiliary verb “avoir” in the present tense to form the Passé Composé tense. It is also often used with the preposition “dans” to indicate where the digging action took place.
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of creuser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai creusé | J’ai creusé un trou. | I dug a hole. |
tu | as creusé | Tu as creusé une tranchée. | You dug a trench. |
il | a creusé | Il a creusé un tunnel. | He dug a tunnel. |
elle | a creusé | Elle a creusé un puits. | She dug a well. |
on | a creusé | On a creusé une grotte. | We dug a cave. |
nous | avons creusé | Nous avons creusé une fosse. | We dug a pit. |
vous | avez creusé | Vous avez creusé un canal. | You dug a canal. |
ils | ont creusé | Ils ont creusé une tombe. | They dug a grave. |
elles | ont creusé | Elles ont creusé un chemin. | They dug a path. |
Other Conjugations for Creuser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb creuser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb creuser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb creuser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb creuser (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb creuser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb creuser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb creuser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb creuser
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb creuser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb creuser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb creuser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb creuser
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb creuser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb creuser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb creuser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb creuser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb creuser
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Creuser – 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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