Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empoussiérer
Introduction to the verb empoussiérer
The English translation of the French verb empoussiérer is “to dust.” It is pronounced as “ahn-poo-see-er-ay.”
The language origin of empoussiérer comes from the combination of the prefix “en-” (which means “in”) and the word “poussière” (which means “dust”). It is most often used in everyday French in the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) tense when talking about past actions that have been completed or are still relevant in the present.
Example 1: J’ai empoussiéré mes étagères hier. (I dusted my shelves yesterday.)
Example 2: Nous avons empoussiéré toutes les pièces de la maison avant l’arrivée des invités. (We dusted all the rooms in the house before the guests arrived.)
Example 3: Elle s’est empoussiérée en nettoyant le grenier. (She got dusty while cleaning the attic.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of empoussiérer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai empoussiéré | J’ai empoussiéré les étagères. | I dusted the shelves. |
tu | as empoussiéré | Tu as empoussiéré le meuble. | You dusted the furniture. |
il | a empoussiéré | Il a empoussiéré la cheminée. | He dusted the fireplace. |
elle | a empoussiéré | Elle a empoussiéré la table. | She dusted the table. |
on | a empoussiéré | On a empoussiéré les livres. | We dusted the books. |
nous | avons empoussiéré | Nous avons empoussiéré la maison. | We dusted the house. |
vous | avez empoussiéré | Vous avez empoussiéré les photos. | You dusted the photos. |
ils | ont empoussiéré | Ils ont empoussiéré les rideaux. | They dusted the curtains. |
elles | ont empoussiéré | Elles ont empoussiéré les bibelots. | They dusted the trinkets. |
Other Conjugations for Empoussiérer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb empoussiérer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empoussiérer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empoussiérer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empoussiérer (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empoussiérer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empoussiérer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empoussiérer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empoussiérer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empoussiérer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empoussiérer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empoussiérer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empoussiérer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empoussiérer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empoussiérer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empoussiérer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empoussiérer
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Empoussiérer – 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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