Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déjeuner
Introduction to the verb déjeuner
The English translation of the French verb déjeuner is “to have lunch.” The infinitive form, déjeuner, is pronounced as “day-zhuh-nay.”
Déjeuner comes from the Old French word “disnare,” meaning “to breakfast,” and evolved into the modern French word “déjeuner,” meaning “to have lunch.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Passé Composé tense, which is the equivalent of the present perfect tense in English.
Examples:
- J’ai déjeuné avec mes amis ce matin. (I had lunch with my friends this morning.)
- Elle a déjeuné au restaurant hier. (She had lunch at the restaurant yesterday.)
- Nous avons déjeuné à la maison, c’était délicieux ! (We had lunch at home, it was delicious!)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of déjeuner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai déjeuné | J’ai déjeuné avec mes amis. | I had lunch with my friends. |
tu | as déjeuné | Tu as déjeuné à la cantine. | You had lunch at the cafeteria. |
il | a déjeuné | Il a déjeuné à la terrasse. | He had lunch on the terrace. |
elle | a déjeuné | Elle a déjeuné à la maison. | She had lunch at home. |
on | a déjeuné | On a déjeuné en retard. | We had lunch late. |
nous | avons déjeuné | Nous avons déjeuné au restaurant. | We had lunch at the restaurant. |
vous | avez déjeuné | Vous avez déjeuné ensemble. | You had lunch together. |
ils | ont déjeuné | Ils ont déjeuné trop vite. | They had lunch too quickly. |
elles | ont déjeuné | Elles ont déjeuné sur l’herbe. | They had lunch on the grass. |
Other Conjugations for Déjeuner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb déjeuner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déjeuner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déjeuner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déjeuner (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déjeuner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déjeuner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déjeuner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déjeuner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déjeuner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déjeuner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déjeuner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déjeuner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déjeuner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déjeuner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déjeuner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déjeuner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déjeuner
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Déjeuner – 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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