Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb durer
Introduction to the verb durer
The English translation of the French verb durer is “to last” or “to endure.” It is pronounced “doo-ray.”
The word durer comes from the Latin word “dūrāre” meaning “to harden” or “to endure.” In French, it is most often used as a transitive verb, meaning it requires a direct object. In everyday French, it is commonly used in the Passé Composé tense to talk about actions or events that have happened in the past and have lasted for a certain amount of time.
Here are three examples of its usage in the Passé Composé tense with their English translations:
- J’ai duré trois heures au travail hier soir. (I lasted three hours at work last night.)
- Tu as duré très longtemps dans cette relation. (You endured for a long time in that relationship.)
- Elle a duré toute la nuit sans dormir. (She lasted all night without sleeping.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of durer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai duré | J’ai duré deux heures. | I lasted two hours. |
tu | as duré | Tu as duré longtemps. | You lasted a long time. |
il | a duré | Il a duré toute la soirée. | He lasted the whole evening. |
elle | a duré | Elle a duré une semaine. | She lasted a week. |
on | a duré | On a duré jusqu’à minuit. | We lasted until midnight. |
nous | avons duré | Nous avons duré un mois. | We lasted a month. |
vous | avez duré | Vous avez duré une heure. | You lasted an hour. |
ils | ont duré | Ils ont duré toute la journée. | They lasted the whole day. |
elles | ont duré | Elles ont duré plus longtemps. | They lasted longer. |
Other Conjugations for Durer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb durer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb durer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb durer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb durer (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb durer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb durer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb durer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb durer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb durer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb durer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb durer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb durer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb durer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb durer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb durer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb durer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb durer
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Durer – 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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