Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb essouffler
Introduction to the verb essouffler
The English translation of the French verb essouffler is “to make breathless” or “to exhaust”. The infinitive form is pronounced as [eh-soo-flay].
The word essouffler comes from the Old French word “soufle” meaning “breath” or “puff of air”. It is most often used in everyday French in the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) tense, which is formed with the auxiliary verb “avoir” and the past participle “essoufflé”.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense:
- J’ai essoufflé mon frère en le faisant courir. (I made my brother breathless by making him run.)
- Elle a été essoufflée après avoir monté les escaliers. (She was breathless after climbing the stairs.)
- Nous avons essoufflé nos amis pendant notre randonnée en montagne. (We exhausted our friends during our mountain hike.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of essouffler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai essoufflé | J’ai essoufflé mon chien. | I made my dog out of breath. |
tu | as essoufflé | Tu as essoufflé le cheval. | You made the horse out of breath. |
il | a essoufflé | Il a essoufflé son partenaire. | He made his partner out of breath. |
elle | a essoufflé | Elle a essoufflé son adversaire. | She made her opponent out of breath. |
on | a essoufflé | On a essoufflé toute l’équipe. | We made the whole team out of breath. |
nous | avons essoufflé | Nous avons essoufflé les coureurs. | We made the runners out of breath. |
vous | avez essoufflé | Vous avez essoufflé les joueurs. | You made the players out of breath. |
ils | ont essoufflé | Ils ont essoufflé les concurrents. | They made the competitors out of breath. |
elles | ont essoufflé | Elles ont essoufflé les danseurs. | They made the dancers out of breath. |
Other Conjugations for Essouffler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb essouffler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb essouffler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb essouffler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb essouffler (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb essouffler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb essouffler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb essouffler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb essouffler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb essouffler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb essouffler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb essouffler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb essouffler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb essouffler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb essouffler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb essouffler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb essouffler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb essouffler
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Essouffler – 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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