Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embrasser
Introduction to the verb embrasser
The English translation of the French verb embrasser is “to kiss.” It is pronounced “ahn-brah-say” in its infinitive form.
The word embrasser comes from the Old French word “embracier,” which is derived from the Latin “imbracere,” meaning “to clasp in the arms.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) tense to indicate an action that has been completed in the past.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in the Passé Composé tense:
- J’ai embrassé ma mère avant de partir. (I kissed my mother before leaving.)
- Hier soir, nous nous sommes embrassés sous la lune. (Last night, we kissed under the moon.)
- Elle a embrassé son mari pour lui dire au revoir. (She kissed her husband to say goodbye.)
In all of these examples, the action of kissing has been completed in the past and is now finished.
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of embrasser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai embrassé | J’ai embrassé mon ami. | I kissed my friend. |
tu | as embrassé | Tu as embrassé ta copine. | You kissed your girlfriend. |
il | a embrassé | Il a embrassé sa mère. | He kissed his mother. |
elle | a embrassé | Elle a embrassé son père. | She kissed her father. |
on | a embrassé | On a embrassé le chien. | We kissed the dog. |
nous | avons embrassé | Nous avons embrassé nos amis. | We kissed our friends. |
vous | avez embrassé | Vous avez embrassé votre conjoint. | You kissed your spouse. |
ils | ont embrassé | Ils ont embrassé leurs enfants. | They kissed their children. |
elles | ont embrassé | Elles ont embrassé leurs maris. | They kissed their husbands. |
Other Conjugations for Embrasser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb embrasser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embrasser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embrasser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embrasser (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embrasser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embrasser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embrasser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embrasser
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embrasser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embrasser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embrasser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embrasser
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embrasser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embrasser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embrasser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embrasser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embrasser
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Embrasser – 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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