Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb estérifier
Introduction to the verb estérifier
The English translation of the French verb estérifier is “to esterify.” It is pronounced eh-stay-ree-fee-ay.
The verb estérifier comes from the Latin word “stearicus” meaning “pertaining to tallow” and refers to the process of converting an acid into an ester. In everyday French, estérifier is most often used in the Passé Composé (present perfect) tense to describe a completed action in the past.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense, with their respective English translations:
- J’ai estérifié l’acide acétique avec du méthanol pour produire un ester. (I esterified acetic acid with methanol to produce an ester.)
- Elle a estérifié son huile de coco pour l’utiliser comme ingrédient de savon. (She esterified her coconut oil to use it as a soap ingredient.)
- Nous avons estérifié les acides gras pour en obtenir des esters biodégradables. (We esterified fatty acids to obtain biodegradable esters.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of estérifier
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai estérisé | J’ai estérisé l’alcool. | I esterified the alcohol. |
tu | as estérisé | Tu as estérisé l’huile. | You esterified the oil. |
il | a estérisé | Il a estérisé le glycérol. | He esterified the glycerol. |
elle | a estérisé | Elle a estérisé l’acide acétique. | She esterified the acetic acid. |
on | a estérisé | On a estérisé le produit chimique. | We esterified the chemical. |
nous | avons estérisé | Nous avons estérisé le matériau. | We esterified the material. |
vous | avez estérisé | Vous avez estérisé le réactif. | You esterified the reagent. |
ils | ont estérisé | Ils ont estérisé le composé. | They esterified the compound. |
elles | ont estérisé | Elles ont estérisé le produit. | They esterified the product. |
Other Conjugations for Estérifier.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb estérifier
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb estérifier
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb estérifier
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb estérifier (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb estérifier
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb estérifier
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb estérifier
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb estérifier
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb estérifier
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb estérifier
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb estérifier
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb estérifier
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb estérifier
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb estérifier
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb estérifier
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb estérifier
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb estérifier
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Estérifier – 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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