Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escompter
Introduction to the verb escompter
The English translation of the French verb escompter is “to count on” or “to expect.”
In French, the infinitive form of escompter is pronounced “es-konp-teh.”
The word escompter comes from the Middle French verb “escompter,” which derives from the Latin “excomputare” meaning “to count out” or “to calculate.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) tense to express actions that were expected to happen in the past.
Three examples of its usage in this tense are:
- J’ai escompté que tu viendrais à la fête. (I counted on you coming to the party.)
- Nous avons escompté leur soutien mais ils ne sont pas venus. (We expected their support but they didn’t come.)
- Vous avez escompté trop de bénéfices et maintenant vous êtes en difficulté financière. (You counted on too much profit and now you’re in financial trouble.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of escompter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai escompté | J’ai escompté ma paye. | I discounted my pay. |
tu | as escompté | Tu as escompté le prix. | You discounted the price. |
il | a escompté | Il a escompté la facture. | He discounted the invoice. |
elle | a escompté | Elle a escompté le chèque. | She discounted the check. |
on | a escompté | On a escompté l’intérêt. | We discounted the interest. |
nous | avons escompté | Nous avons escompté la somme. | We discounted the amount. |
vous | avez escompté | Vous avez escompté la marchandise. | You discounted the merchandise. |
ils | ont escompté | Ils ont escompté le prix. | They discounted the price. |
elles | ont escompté | Elles ont escompté le taux. | They discounted the rate. |
Other Conjugations for Escompter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb escompter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escompter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escompter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escompter (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escompter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escompter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escompter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escompter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escompter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escompter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escompter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escompter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escompter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escompter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escompter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escompter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escompter
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Escompter – 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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