Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb endiguer
Introduction to the verb endiguer
The English translation of the French verb endiguer is “to contain” or “to stem”. It is pronounced as “ahn-dee-geh”.
The word “endiguer” comes from the Old French “endiguier”, which derives from the Latin “indicare” meaning “to dam up”. It is most often used in everyday French in the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) tense, which is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” (to have) followed by the past participle of the verb.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in the Passé Composé tense with their English translations:
- J’ai endigué la rivière pour éviter les inondations. (I contained the river to avoid flooding.)
- Ils ont réussi à endiguer l’épidémie grâce à des mesures strictes. (They managed to stem the epidemic by implementing strict measures.)
- Nous avons finalement pu endiguer la propagation du feu. (We were finally able to contain the spread of the fire.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of endiguer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai endigué | J’ai endigué la rivière. | I stemmed the river. |
tu | as endigué | Tu as endigué le feu. | You contained the fire. |
il | a endigué | Il a endigué la crise. | He contained the crisis. |
elle | a endigué | Elle a endigué l’épidémie. | She contained the epidemic. |
on | a endigué | On a endigué les débordements. | We contained the overflow. |
nous | avons endigué | Nous avons endigué la violence. | We contained the violence. |
vous | avez endigué | Vous avez endigué la propagation. | You contained the spread. |
ils | ont endigué | Ils ont endigué le désordre. | They contained the disorder. |
elles | ont endigué | Elles ont endigué l’insurrection. | They contained the insurrection. |
Other Conjugations for Endiguer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb endiguer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb endiguer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb endiguer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb endiguer (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb endiguer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb endiguer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb endiguer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb endiguer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb endiguer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb endiguer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb endiguer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb endiguer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb endiguer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb endiguer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb endiguer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb endiguer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb endiguer
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Endiguer – 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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