Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encaisser
Introduction to the verb encaisser
The English translation of the French verb encaisser is “to cash” or “to receive payment.” It is pronounced as “ahn-kay-say” in its infinitive form.
The word encaisser comes from the Latin word “cassare,” meaning “to make empty.” It entered the French language in the early 16th century and originally referred to the action of emptying a container or removing an object from a place. Over time, it took on the meaning of receiving or collecting payment.
In everyday French, encaisser is most often used in the Passé Composé tense to talk about a past action of receiving or cashing in something. Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense, with their respective English translations:
- J’ai encaissé mon salaire hier. (I cashed my salary yesterday.)
- As-tu encaissé le chèque que je t’ai donné? (Did you cash the check I gave you?)
- Il a encaissé une grosse somme d’argent grâce à son investissement. (He received a large sum of money thanks to his investment.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of encaisser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai encaissé | J’ai encaissé l’argent. | I cashed in the money. |
tu | as encaissé | Tu as encaissé le chèque. | You cashed the check. |
il | a encaissé | Il a encaissé les billets. | He cashed the tickets. |
elle | a encaissé | Elle a encaissé les gains. | She cashed in the winnings. |
on | a encaissé | On a encaissé les paiements. | We cashed in the payments. |
nous | avons encaissé | Nous avons encaissé les contributions. | We cashed in the contributions. |
vous | avez encaissé | Vous avez encaissé les dépôts. | You cashed in the deposits. |
ils | ont encaissé | Ils ont encaissé les dons. | They cashed in the donations. |
elles | ont encaissé | Elles ont encaissé les ventes. | They cashed in the sales. |
Other Conjugations for Encaisser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb encaisser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encaisser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encaisser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encaisser (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encaisser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encaisser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encaisser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encaisser
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encaisser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encaisser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encaisser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encaisser
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encaisser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encaisser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encaisser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encaisser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encaisser
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Encaisser – 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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