Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb exister
Introduction to the verb exister
The English translation of the French verb exister is “to exist.” It is pronounced as “eh-zee-stay” in its infinitive form.
The language origin of exister can be traced back to the Latin verb “existere,” meaning “to come into being” or “to appear.” The French word “exister” was derived from this Latin root and has been used in the French language since the 14th century.
In everyday French, exister is most often used in the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) tense, which is used to talk about actions or events that have happened in the past and are now completed. In this tense, exister is conjugated with the auxiliary verb “avoir” and the past participle “existé.”
Examples:
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J’ai existé depuis le jour où je suis né. (I have existed since the day I was born.)
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Elle a existé dans mes rêves pendant des années. (She existed in my dreams for years.)
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Nous avons existé ensemble pendant plus de 50 ans. (We have existed together for over 50 years.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of exister
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai existé | J’ai existé ici pendant un an. | I existed here for a year. |
tu | as existé | Tu as existé dans cette ville. | You existed in this city. |
il | a existé | Il a existé toute sa vie. | He existed his whole life. |
elle | a existé | Elle a existé dans mes souvenirs. | She existed in my memories. |
on | a existé | On a existé ensemble pendant des années. | We existed together for years. |
nous | avons existé | Nous avons existé dans ce monde. | We existed in this world. |
vous | avez existé | Vous avez existé dans le passé. | You existed in the past. |
ils | ont existé | Ils ont existé depuis des siècles. | They have existed for centuries. |
elles | ont existé | Elles ont existé dans cette société. | They existed in this society. |
Other Conjugations for Exister.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb exister
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb exister
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb exister
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb exister (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb exister
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb exister
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb exister
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb exister
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb exister
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb exister
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb exister
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb exister
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb exister
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb exister
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb exister
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb exister
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb exister
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Exister – 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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