Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb essarter
Introduction to the verb essarter
The English translation of the French verb essarter is “to clear (land)”. The infinitive form is pronounced as [e.saʁ.te] in French.
The word essarter comes from the Old French word “essarder” which means “to cut down trees”. It is derived from the Latin word “exartare” which means “to plow up”. In modern French, essarter is most commonly used in the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) tense, which is used to talk about completed actions in the past.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in the Passé Composé tense:
- J’ai essarté cette terre l’année dernière. (I cleared this land last year.)
- Nous avons essarté une partie de la forêt pour construire notre maison. (We cleared a part of the forest to build our house.)
- Ils ont essarté le champ en prévision des prochaines récoltes. (They cleared the field in preparation for the upcoming harvest.)
In all these examples, essarter is used to talk about an action that was completed in the past. It is often used in reference to clearing land for agricultural purposes or for construction.
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of essarter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai essarté | J’ai essarté le terrain. | I cleared the land. |
tu | as essarté | Tu as essarté le jardin. | You cleared the garden. |
il | a essarté | Il a essarté la forêt. | He cleared the forest. |
elle | a essarté | Elle a essarté les champs. | She cleared the fields. |
on | a essarté | On a essarté le village. | We cleared the village. |
nous | avons essarté | Nous avons essarté la clairière. | We cleared the clearing. |
vous | avez essarté | Vous avez essarté le verger. | You cleared the orchard. |
ils | ont essarté | Ils ont essarté le terrain de camping. | They cleared the campsite. |
elles | ont essarté | Elles ont essarté la zone. | They cleared the area. |
Other Conjugations for Essarter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb essarter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb essarter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb essarter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb essarter (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb essarter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb essarter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb essarter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb essarter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb essarter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb essarter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb essarter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb essarter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb essarter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb essarter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb essarter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb essarter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb essarter
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Essarter – 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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