Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb exterminer
Introduction to the verb exterminer
The English translation of the French verb exterminer is “to exterminate.” It is pronounced as “ehks-tair-mee-nay.”
The language origin of exterminer comes from the Latin word “exterminare,” which means “to drive out” or “to destroy completely.” In everyday French, exterminer is most often used in the Passé Composé tense, which is the equivalent of the present perfect tense in English.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in the Passé Composé tense, with their respective English translations:
- Les soldats ont exterminé tous les ennemis. (The soldiers exterminated all the enemies.)
- Le virus a presque exterminé toute la population du village. (The virus almost exterminated the entire population of the village.)
- L’exterminateur a réussi à exterminer tous les cafards de la maison. (The exterminator managed to exterminate all the cockroaches in the house.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of exterminer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai exterminé | J’ai exterminé les rats. | I exterminated the rats. |
tu | as exterminé | Tu as exterminé les insectes. | You exterminated the insects. |
il | a exterminé | Il a exterminé les mauvaises herbes. | He exterminated the weeds. |
elle | a exterminé | Elle a exterminé les cafards. | She exterminated the cockroaches. |
on | a exterminé | On a exterminé les nuisibles. | We exterminated the pests. |
nous | avons exterminé | Nous avons exterminé les souris. | We exterminated the mice. |
vous | avez exterminé | Vous avez exterminé les moustiques. | You exterminated the mosquitoes. |
ils | ont exterminé | Ils ont exterminé les termites. | They exterminated the termites. |
elles | ont exterminé | Elles ont exterminé les fourmis. | They exterminated the ants. |
Other Conjugations for Exterminer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb exterminer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb exterminer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb exterminer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb exterminer (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb exterminer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb exterminer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb exterminer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb exterminer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb exterminer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb exterminer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb exterminer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb exterminer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb exterminer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb exterminer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb exterminer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb exterminer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb exterminer
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Exterminer – 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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