Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embarrasser
Introduction to the verb embarrasser
The English translation of the French verb embarrasser is “to embarrass.” The infinitive form is pronounced as “ahm-bah-rah-say.”
The word “embarrasser” comes from the Old French “embarrasser,” which was derived from the Italian “imbarazzare,” meaning “to impede” or “to obstruct.” In everyday French, “embarrasser” is often used in the Passé Composé tense to describe an action that has been completed in the past.
Three simple examples of its usage in this tense could be:
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J’ai embarrassé mon ami en racontant une histoire gênante. (I embarrassed my friend by telling an embarrassing story.)
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Nous avons été embarrassés par la présence inattendue de nos parents. (We were embarrassed by the unexpected presence of our parents.)
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Les élèves ont été très embarrassés lorsqu’ils ont dû présenter leur exposé en classe. (The students were very embarrassed when they had to present their presentation in class.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of embarrasser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai embarrassé | J’ai embarrassé mon frère. | I embarrassed my brother. |
tu | as embarrassé | Tu as embarrassé ton ami. | You embarrassed your friend. |
il | a embarrassé | Il a embarrassé la famille. | He embarrassed the family. |
elle | a embarrassé | Elle a embarrassé ses parents. | She embarrassed her parents. |
on | a embarrassé | On a embarrassé le professeur. | We embarrassed the teacher. |
nous | avons embarrassé | Nous avons embarrassé nos voisins. | We embarrassed our neighbors. |
vous | avez embarrassé | Vous avez embarrassé la compagnie. | You embarrassed the company. |
ils | ont embarrassé | Ils ont embarrassé leurs enfants. | They embarrassed their children. |
elles | ont embarrassé | Elles ont embarrassé leurs collègues. | They embarrassed their colleagues. |
Other Conjugations for Embarrasser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb embarrasser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embarrasser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embarrasser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embarrasser (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embarrasser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embarrasser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embarrasser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embarrasser
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embarrasser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embarrasser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embarrasser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embarrasser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embarrasser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embarrasser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embarrasser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embarrasser
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Embarrasser – 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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