Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encourager
Introduction to the verb encourager
The English translation of the French verb encourager is “to encourage.” It is pronounced as “ahn-coo-rah-zhay” in its infinitive form.
Encourager comes from the Old French word “encoragier,” which is derived from the Latin word “cor,” meaning “heart.” This reflects the idea of giving someone courage or motivation from the heart.
In everyday French, encourager is most often used in the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) tense to describe an action that happened in the past and has a result or consequence in the present.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in the Passé Composé tense with their English translations:
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J’ai encouragé mon ami à poursuivre ses rêves. (I encouraged my friend to pursue his dreams.)
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Elle a encouragé son équipe à ne pas abandonner. (She encouraged her team to not give up.)
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Nous avons encouragé nos enfants à travailler dur pour réussir. (We encouraged our children to work hard to succeed.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of encourager
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai encouragé | J’ai encouragé mon frère. | I encouraged my brother. |
tu | as encouragé | Tu as encouragé tes amis. | You encouraged your friends. |
il | a encouragé | Il a encouragé son équipe. | He encouraged his team. |
elle | a encouragé | Elle a encouragé sa fille. | She encouraged her daughter. |
on | a encouragé | On a encouragé les élèves. | We encouraged the students. |
nous | avons encouragé | Nous avons encouragé nos partenaires. | We encouraged our partners. |
vous | avez encouragé | Vous avez encouragé vos collègues. | You encouraged your colleagues. |
ils | ont encouragé | Ils ont encouragé les sportifs. | They encouraged the athletes. |
elles | ont encouragé | Elles ont encouragé les artistes. | They encouraged the artists. |
Other Conjugations for Encourager.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb encourager
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encourager
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encourager
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encourager (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encourager
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encourager
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encourager
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encourager
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encourager
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encourager
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encourager
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encourager
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encourager
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encourager
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encourager
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encourager
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encourager
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Encourager – 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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