Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discontinuer
Introduction to the verb discontinuer
The English translation of the French verb discontinuer is “to discontinue” or “to stop.” It is pronounced “dee-skon-ti-nu-ay” in its infinitive form.
Discontinuer comes from the Latin word “discontinuare,” meaning to interrupt or break off. In everyday French, it is most often used in the passé composé tense to indicate an action that started and then stopped in the past.
Here are three examples of discontinuer in the passé composé tense:
- J’ai discontinué mes études après un an. (I discontinued my studies after one year.)
- Il a discontinué de fumer il y a deux ans. (He stopped smoking two years ago.)
- Nous avons discontinué notre collaboration avec cette entreprise. (We ended our collaboration with this company.)
In all of these examples, discontinuer is used to indicate that an action was started and then stopped in the past. It is often used to describe a decision to stop something or to indicate a change or interruption in a particular activity or behavior.
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of discontinuer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai discontinué | J’ai discontinué ma participation. | I discontinued my participation. |
tu | as discontinué | Tu as discontinué tes études. | You discontinued your studies. |
il | a discontinué | Il a discontinué son abonnement. | He discontinued his subscription. |
elle | a discontinué | Elle a discontinué son soutien. | She discontinued her support. |
on | a discontinué | On a discontinué la production. | We discontinued production. |
nous | avons discontinué | Nous avons discontinué le projet. | We discontinued the project. |
vous | avez discontinué | Vous avez discontinué vos services. | You discontinued your services. |
ils | ont discontinué | Ils ont discontinué leur collaboration. | They discontinued their collaboration. |
elles | ont discontinué | Elles ont discontinué leur association. | They discontinued their association. |
Other Conjugations for Discontinuer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb discontinuer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discontinuer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discontinuer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discontinuer (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discontinuer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discontinuer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discontinuer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discontinuer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discontinuer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discontinuer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discontinuer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discontinuer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discontinuer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discontinuer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discontinuer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discontinuer
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Discontinuer – 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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