Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb excuser
Introduction to the verb excuser
The English translation of the French verb excuser is “to excuse.” It is pronounced as “ehk-zew-zay” in its infinitive form.
The verb excuser comes from the Latin word “excusare” meaning “to excuse, to release from blame.” In everyday French, it is most commonly used in the Passé Composé tense, which corresponds to the English Present Perfect tense. This tense is used to talk about past actions that are completed, but still have an impact on the present.
Here are three simple examples of excuser in the Passé Composé tense with their English translations:
- J’ai excusé mon retard. (I excused my lateness.)
- Tu t’es excusé auprès de tes parents? (Did you excuse yourself to your parents?)
- Nous nous sommes excusés pour le dérangement. (We apologized for the inconvenience.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of excuser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | me suis excusé(e) | Je me suis excusé(e) auprès de lui. | I apologized to him. |
tu | t’es excusé(e) | Tu t’es excusé(e) pour ton retard. | You apologized for your lateness. |
il | s’est excusé | Il s’est excusé pour son absence. | He apologized for his absence. |
elle | s’est excusée | Elle s’est excusée auprès de ses parents. | She apologized to her parents. |
on | s’est excusé | On s’est excusé pour notre comportement. | We apologized for our behavior. |
nous | nous sommes excusé(e)s | Nous nous sommes excusé(e)s ensemble. | We apologized together. |
vous | vous êtes excusé(e)(s) | Vous vous êtes excusé(e)(s) auprès de la directrice. | You apologized to the director. |
ils | se sont excusés | Ils se sont excusés pour leur retard. | They apologized for their lateness. |
elles | se sont excusées | Elles se sont excusées pour leur attitude. | They apologized for their attitude. |
Other Conjugations for Excuser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb excuser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb excuser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb excuser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb excuser (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb excuser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb excuser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb excuser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb excuser
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb excuser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb excuser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb excuser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb excuser
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb excuser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb excuser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb excuser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb excuser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb excuser
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Excuser – 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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