Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embuer
Introduction to the verb embuer
The English translation of the French verb embuer is “to fog up” or “to mist”. It is pronounced as “ahm-byuh” in the infinitive form.
Embuer comes from the Old French word “emboer” meaning “to wrap up in mist” which comes from the Latin word “inbūtāre” meaning “to fill with smoke”.
In everyday French, embuer is most often used in the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) tense to describe an action that has been completed in the past.
Here are 3 simple examples of its usage in this tense:
- J’ai embué mes lunettes en entrant dans la salle de bain. (I fogged up my glasses when I entered the bathroom.)
- Elle a embué la vitre en soufflant dessus pour dessiner un cœur. (She fogged up the window by blowing on it to draw a heart.)
- Nous avons embué le miroir en prenant une douche chaude. (We fogged up the mirror while taking a hot shower.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of embuer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai embué | J’ai embué mes lunettes. | I fogged up my glasses. |
tu | as embué | Tu as embué le miroir. | You fogged up the mirror. |
il | a embué | Il a embué la vitre. | He fogged up the window. |
elle | a embué | Elle a embué la porte. | She fogged up the door. |
on | a embué | On a embué les verres. | We fogged up the lenses. |
nous | avons embué | Nous avons embué la salle de bain. | We fogged up the bathroom. |
vous | avez embué | Vous avez embué la vue. | You fogged up the view. |
ils | ont embué | Ils ont embué les miroirs. | They fogged up the mirrors. |
elles | ont embué | Elles ont embué les fenêtres. | They fogged up the windows. |
Other Conjugations for Embuer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb embuer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embuer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embuer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embuer (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embuer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embuer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embuer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embuer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embuer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embuer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embuer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embuer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embuer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embuer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embuer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embuer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embuer
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Embuer – 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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