Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb exténuer
Introduction to the verb exténuer
The English translation of the French verb exténuer is “to exhaust” or “to wear out.” It is pronounced as “eks-ten-yu-ay.”
The word exténuer comes from the Latin word “extenuare,” which means “to make thin or weak.” In everyday French, it is often used in the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) tense to describe an action that has been completed in the past.
- J’ai exténué mes muscles en faisant du sport. (I exhausted my muscles by exercising.)
- Nous avons été exténués après cette longue journée de travail. (We were exhausted after this long day of work.)
- Elle a exténué ses économies pour voyager. (She exhausted her savings to travel.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of exténuer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai épuisé | J’ai épuisé toutes mes forces. | I exhausted all my strength. |
tu | as épuisé | Tu as épuisé tes réserves d’énergie. | You exhausted your energy reserves. |
il | a épuisé | Il a épuisé ses ressources financières. | He exhausted his financial resources. |
elle | a épuisé | Elle a épuisé son patience. | She exhausted her patience. |
on | a épuisé | On a épuisé toutes les options. | We exhausted all the options. |
nous | avons épuisé | Nous avons épuisé nos ressources. | We exhausted our resources. |
vous | avez épuisé | Vous avez épuisé votre énergie. | You exhausted your energy. |
ils | ont épuisé | Ils ont épuisé leurs provisions. | They exhausted their supplies. |
elles | ont épuisé | Elles ont épuisé leur résistance. | They exhausted their resistance. |
Other Conjugations for Exténuer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb exténuer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb exténuer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb exténuer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb exténuer (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb exténuer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb exténuer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb exténuer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb exténuer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb exténuer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb exténuer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb exténuer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb exténuer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb exténuer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb exténuer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb exténuer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb exténuer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb exténuer
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Exténuer – 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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