Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb estimer
Introduction to the verb estimer
The English translation of estimer is “to estimate” or “to value”. It is pronounced as “es-tee-may” in its infinitive form.
The word estimer comes from the Latin word aestimare, which means “to value” or “to estimate”. It entered the French language in the 12th century and has been used in its current form since the 16th century.
In everyday French, estimer is most often used in the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) tense to express an action that was completed in the past. Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense, with the respective English translations:
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J’ai estimé que le projet prendrait deux semaines. (I estimated that the project would take two weeks.)
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Elle a estimé la valeur de la maison à 500 000 euros. (She estimated the value of the house at 500,000 euros.)
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Nous avons toujours estimé nos amis proches. (We have always valued our close friends.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of estimer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai estimé | J’ai estimé ses compétences. | I estimated his/her skills. |
tu | as estimé | Tu as estimé le coût. | You estimated the cost. |
il | a estimé | Il a estimé la durée. | He estimated the duration. |
elle | a estimé | Elle a estimé la distance. | She estimated the distance. |
on | a estimé | On a estimé le nombre de participants. | We estimated the number of participants. |
nous | avons estimé | Nous avons estimé son talent. | We estimated his/her talent. |
vous | avez estimé | Vous avez estimé le temps. | You estimated the time. |
ils | ont estimé | Ils ont estimé le risque. | They estimated the risk. |
elles | ont estimé | Elles ont estimé le poids. | They estimated the weight. |
Other Conjugations for Estimer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb estimer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb estimer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb estimer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb estimer (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb estimer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb estimer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb estimer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb estimer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb estimer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb estimer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb estimer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb estimer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb estimer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb estimer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb estimer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb estimer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb estimer
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Estimer – 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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