Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb espacer
Introduction to the verb espacer
The English translation of the French verb espacer is “to space out.” It is pronounced as “es-pa-say.”
The origin of the word espacer can be traced back to the Latin word “spatium,” meaning space. In everyday French, the verb is most often used in the Passé Composé tense, which is the equivalent of the Present Perfect tense in English. This tense is used to describe an action that started and finished in the past.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in the Passé Composé tense, along with their English translations:
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J’ai espacé mes pauses pendant le travail. (I spaced out my breaks during work.)
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Nous avons espacé nos rendez-vous pour avoir plus de temps libre. (We spaced out our appointments to have more free time.)
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Elle a espacé ses visites chez le dentiste. (She spaced out her visits to the dentist.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of espacer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai espacé | J’ai espacé les plantes. | I spaced out the plants. |
tu | as espacé | Tu as espacé les rendez-vous. | You spaced out the appointments. |
il | a espacé | Il a espacé les mots. | He spaced out the words. |
elle | a espacé | Elle a espacé les idées. | She spaced out the ideas. |
on | a espacé | On a espacé les tables. | We spaced out the tables. |
nous | avons espacé | Nous avons espacé les chaises. | We spaced out the chairs. |
vous | avez espacé | Vous avez espacé les lettres. | You spaced out the letters. |
ils | ont espacé | Ils ont espacé les arbres. | They spaced out the trees. |
elles | ont espacé | Elles ont espacé les pauses. | They spaced out the breaks. |
Other Conjugations for Espacer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb espacer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb espacer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb espacer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb espacer (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb espacer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb espacer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb espacer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb espacer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb espacer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb espacer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb espacer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb espacer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb espacer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb espacer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb espacer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb espacer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb espacer
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Espacer – 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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