Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépasser
Introduction to the verb dépasser
The English translation of the French verb dépasser is “to exceed” or “to surpass.” The infinitive form is pronounced day-pa-say.
Dépasser comes from the Latin word “passare,” meaning “to go beyond.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Passé Composé tense, which is equivalent to the present perfect tense in English. In this tense, it is used to talk about an action that was completed in the past.
Examples:
- J’ai dépassé mes limites hier soir. (I exceeded my limits last night.)
- Nous avons dépassé le nombre de participants prévu. (We surpassed the expected number of participants.)
- Tu as dépassé tes attentes avec ce projet. (You exceeded your expectations with this project.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of dépasser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai dépassé | J’ai dépassé la voiture. | I passed the car. |
tu | as dépassé | Tu as dépassé le camion. | You passed the truck. |
il | a dépassé | Il a dépassé le bus. | He passed the bus. |
elle | a dépassé | Elle a dépassé le vélo. | She passed the bike. |
on | a dépassé | On a dépassé le pont. | We passed the bridge. |
nous | avons dépassé | Nous avons dépassé la frontière. | We passed the border. |
vous | avez dépassé | Vous avez dépassé le train. | You passed the train. |
ils | ont dépassé | Ils ont dépassé le bateau. | They passed the boat. |
elles | ont dépassé | Elles ont dépassé l’avion. | They passed the plane. |
Other Conjugations for Dépasser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dépasser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépasser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépasser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépasser (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépasser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépasser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépasser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépasser
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépasser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépasser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépasser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépasser
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépasser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépasser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépasser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépasser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépasser
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Dépasser – 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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