Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb essaimer
Introduction to the verb essaimer
The English translation of the French verb essaimer is “to swarm/to spread out”. The infinitive form, essaimer, is pronounced as “ess-ay-may”.
The word essaimer comes from the Old French word “essaim”, meaning swarm or cluster. It can also be traced back to the Latin word “examen”, which means swarm of bees.
In everyday French, essaimer 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 actions that have been completed in the past.
Here are three simple examples of essaimer in the Passé Composé tense with their English translations:
- Les abeilles ont essaimé dans le jardin. (The bees swarmed in the garden.)
- Les feuilles ont essaimé sur le sol. (The leaves spread out on the ground.)
- Les enfants ont essaimé dans le parc après l’école. (The children scattered in the park after school.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of essaimer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai essaimé | J’ai essaimé des abeilles. | I swarmed some bees. |
tu | as essaimé | Tu as essaimé des lucioles. | You swarmed some fireflies. |
il | a essaimé | Il a essaimé des fourmis. | He swarmed some ants. |
elle | a essaimé | Elle a essaimé des moustiques. | She swarmed some mosquitoes. |
on | a essaimé | On a essaimé des papillons. | We swarmed some butterflies. |
nous | avons essaimé | Nous avons essaimé des guêpes. | We swarmed some wasps. |
vous | avez essaimé | Vous avez essaimé des cigales. | You swarmed some cicadas. |
ils | ont essaimé | Ils ont essaimé des sauterelles. | They swarmed some grasshoppers. |
elles | ont essaimé | Elles ont essaimé des abeilles. | They swarmed some bees. |
Other Conjugations for Essaimer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb essaimer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb essaimer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb essaimer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb essaimer (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb essaimer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb essaimer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb essaimer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb essaimer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb essaimer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb essaimer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb essaimer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb essaimer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb essaimer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb essaimer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb essaimer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb essaimer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb essaimer
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Essaimer – 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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