Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb envoyer
Introduction to the verb envoyer
The English translation of the French verb envoyer is “to send.” It is pronounced as “ahn-vwah-yay.”
The word envoyer comes from the Old French envoier, which is derived from the Latin verb inviare, meaning “to send on a journey.” It is most commonly used in everyday French in the Passé Composé tense, which is the equivalent of the Present Perfect tense in English. This tense is used to talk about actions that have been completed in the past.
Examples:
- J’ai envoyé un email à mon amie. (I sent an email to my friend.)
- Ils ont envoyé des fleurs pour l’anniversaire de leur mère. (They sent flowers for their mother’s birthday.)
- Nous avons envoyé les invitations la semaine dernière. (We sent the invitations last week.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of envoyer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai envoyé | J’ai envoyé une lettre. | I sent a letter. |
tu | as envoyé | Tu as envoyé un message. | You sent a message. |
il | a envoyé | Il a envoyé un colis. | He sent a package. |
elle | a envoyé | Elle a envoyé une invitation. | She sent an invitation. |
on | a envoyé | On a envoyé une commande. | We sent an order. |
nous | avons envoyé | Nous avons envoyé un courriel. | We sent an email. |
vous | avez envoyé | Vous avez envoyé un cadeau. | You sent a gift. |
ils | ont envoyé | Ils ont envoyé des fleurs. | They sent flowers. |
elles | ont envoyé | Elles ont envoyé un texto. | They sent a text message. |
Other Conjugations for Envoyer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb envoyer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb envoyer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb envoyer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb envoyer (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb envoyer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb envoyer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb envoyer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb envoyer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb envoyer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb envoyer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb envoyer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb envoyer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb envoyer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb envoyer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb envoyer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb envoyer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb envoyer
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Envoyer – 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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