Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crouler
Introduction to the verb crouler
The English translation of the French verb crouler is “to collapse” or “to crumble”. In its infinitive form, it is pronounced as “kru-leh”.
The word crouler comes from the Old French verb “crooillier” which means “to fall down, to collapse”. It is derived from the Latin word “collapsare” which has the same meaning. Nowadays, it is most often used in everyday French in the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) tense.
Examples:
- J’ai croulé sous le poids des livres. (I collapsed under the weight of the books.)
- Les murs de la vieille maison ont croulé après le tremblement de terre. (The walls of the old house collapsed after the earthquake.)
- Elle a croulé en larmes en entendant la triste nouvelle. (She crumbled into tears upon hearing the sad news.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of crouler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai croulé | J’ai croulé sous le poids. | I collapsed under the weight. |
tu | as croulé | Tu as croulé de fatigue. | You collapsed from exhaustion. |
il | a croulé | Il a croulé sous la pression. | He collapsed under the pressure. |
elle | a croulé | Elle a croulé de chagrin. | She collapsed with grief. |
on | a croulé | On a croulé sous les dettes. | We collapsed under the debts. |
nous | avons croulé | Nous avons croulé de rire. | We collapsed with laughter. |
vous | avez croulé | Vous avez croulé sous le travail. | You collapsed under the workload. |
ils | ont croulé | Ils ont croulé face à l’ennemi. | They collapsed in front of the enemy. |
elles | ont croulé | Elles ont croulé de sommeil. | They collapsed from tiredness. |
Other Conjugations for Crouler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb crouler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crouler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crouler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crouler (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crouler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crouler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crouler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crouler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crouler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crouler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crouler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crouler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crouler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crouler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crouler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crouler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crouler
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Crouler – 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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