Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cultiver
Introduction to the verb cultiver
The English translation of the French verb cultiver is “to cultivate”. It is pronounced as “kul-tee-vay”.
The word “cultiver” comes from the Latin word “colere” which means “to till or cultivate”. It entered the French language during the 12th century. In everyday French, cultiver is used to refer to the act of cultivating plants or crops, but it can also be used figuratively to mean to foster or develop something.
In the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) tense, cultiver is conjugated with the auxiliary verb “avoir” and the past participle “cultivé”. Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense with their respective English translations:
- J’ai cultivé des tomates dans mon jardin l’été dernier. (I cultivated tomatoes in my garden last summer.)
- Nous avons cultivé notre amitié depuis l’enfance. (We have cultivated our friendship since childhood.)
- Les agriculteurs ont cultivé des terres fertiles pour produire du blé. (Farmers have cultivated fertile lands to produce wheat.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of cultiver
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai cultivé | J’ai cultivé des légumes. | I cultivated vegetables. |
tu | as cultivé | Tu as cultivé des fleurs. | You cultivated flowers. |
il | a cultivé | Il a cultivé du blé. | He cultivated wheat. |
elle | a cultivé | Elle a cultivé des fruits. | She cultivated fruits. |
on | a cultivé | On a cultivé des champignons. | We cultivated mushrooms. |
nous | avons cultivé | Nous avons cultivé du maïs. | We cultivated corn. |
vous | avez cultivé | Vous avez cultivé du riz. | You cultivated rice. |
ils | ont cultivé | Ils ont cultivé du tabac. | They cultivated tobacco. |
elles | ont cultivé | Elles ont cultivé des herbes. | They cultivated herbs. |
Other Conjugations for Cultiver.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb cultiver
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cultiver
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cultiver
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cultiver (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cultiver
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cultiver
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cultiver
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cultiver
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cultiver
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cultiver
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cultiver
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cultiver
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cultiver
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cultiver
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cultiver
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cultiver
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cultiver
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Cultiver – 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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