Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effrayer
Introduction to the verb effrayer
The English translation of the French verb effrayer is “to scare” or “to frighten”. It is pronounced as “eh-fray-ay” in the infinitive form.
Effrayer comes from the Old French word “effraier”, which means “to frighten” or “to terrify”. It is derived from the Latin word “effractus”, meaning “broken” or “shattered”. In everyday French, effrayer is a common verb used to express fear or alarm. It is often used in the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) tense to indicate an action that occurred in the past but has a continuing effect in the present.
Examples of effrayer in the Passé Composé tense:
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J’ai effrayé mon frère en me cachant derrière la porte. (I scared my brother by hiding behind the door.)
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Les bruits étranges m’ont effrayé toute la nuit. (The strange noises scared me all night.)
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Le film d’horreur nous a effrayés au point que nous avons dû dormir avec la lumière allumée. (The horror movie scared us so much that we had to sleep with the light on.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of effrayer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai effrayé | J’ai effrayé mon ami. | I scared my friend. |
tu | as effrayé | Tu as effrayé les enfants. | You scared the children. |
il | a effrayé | Il a effrayé les animaux. | He scared the animals. |
elle | a effrayé | Elle a effrayé son voisin. | She scared her neighbor. |
on | a effrayé | On a effrayé les passagers. | We scared the passengers. |
nous | avons effrayé | Nous avons effrayé les voleurs. | We scared the thieves. |
vous | avez effrayé | Vous avez effrayé les clients. | You scared the customers. |
ils | ont effrayé | Ils ont effrayé les spectateurs. | They scared the spectators. |
elles | ont effrayé | Elles ont effrayé les oiseaux. | They scared the birds. |
Other Conjugations for Effrayer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb effrayer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effrayer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effrayer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effrayer (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effrayer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effrayer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effrayer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effrayer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effrayer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effrayer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effrayer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effrayer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effrayer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effrayer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effrayer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effrayer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effrayer
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Effrayer – 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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