Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb errer
Introduction to the verb errer
The English translation of the French verb errer is “to wander” or “to roam.” It is pronounced as “eh-reh.”
The word errer comes from the Latin verb “errare,” meaning “to wander” or “to go astray.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the Passé Composé tense, which is equivalent to the present perfect tense in English. This tense is used to describe actions that have been completed in the past.
Three simple examples of its usage in this tense are:
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J’ai erré dans les rues de Paris toute la nuit. (I wandered the streets of Paris all night.)
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Elle a erré dans sa recherche d’emploi pendant des mois. (She roamed in her job search for months.)
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Les enfants ont erré dans les champs à la recherche de fleurs. (The children wandered in the fields looking for flowers.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of errer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai erré | J’ai erré dans la ville. | I wandered in the city. |
tu | as erré | Tu as erré dans les bois. | You wandered in the woods. |
il | a erré | Il a erré sur la plage. | He wandered on the beach. |
elle | a erré | Elle a erré dans les rues. | She wandered in the streets. |
on | a erré | On a erré dans le désert. | We wandered in the desert. |
nous | avons erré | Nous avons erré dans les ruines. | We wandered in the ruins. |
vous | avez erré | Vous avez erré dans le parc. | You wandered in the park. |
ils | ont erré | Ils ont erré dans un autre pays. | They wandered in another country. |
elles | ont erré | Elles ont erré dans la forêt. | They wandered in the forest. |
Other Conjugations for Errer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb errer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb errer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb errer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb errer (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb errer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb errer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb errer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb errer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb errer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb errer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb errer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb errer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb errer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb errer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb errer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb errer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb errer
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Errer – 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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