Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ferler
Introduction to the verb ferler
The English translation of the French verb ferler is “to furl” or “to reef”. It is pronounced as “fehr-leh”.
The origin of the word ferler can be traced back to the Old French word “ferleir”, which comes from the Latin word “ferrāre” meaning “to trim with iron”. It was originally used in the context of sailing, specifically to describe the action of rolling or folding a sail.
In everyday French, ferler is most often used in the Passé Composé tense to talk about a completed action in the past. Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense, with the respective English translations:
- J’ai fermé le parasol avant qu’il n’y ait trop de vent. (I furl/reefed the umbrella before it got too windy.)
- Nous avons dû ferler la voile en raison de la tempête. (We had to furl/reef the sail because of the storm.)
- Ils ont ferlé les drapeaux pour la nuit. (They furled/reefed the flags for the night.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of ferler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai fermé | J’ai fermé la porte. | I closed the door. |
tu | as fermé | Tu as fermé la fenêtre. | You closed the window. |
il | a fermé | Il a fermé le livre. | He closed the book. |
elle | a fermé | Elle a fermé le magasin. | She closed the store. |
on | a fermé | On a fermé la porte à clé. | We locked the door. |
nous | avons fermé | Nous avons fermé la valise. | We closed the suitcase. |
vous | avez fermé | Vous avez fermé le robinet. | You closed the faucet. |
ils | ont fermé | Ils ont fermé la porte de la voiture. | They closed the car door. |
elles | ont fermé | Elles ont fermé la fenêtre de la chambre. | They closed the bedroom window. |
Other Conjugations for Ferler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb ferler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ferler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ferler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ferler (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ferler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ferler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ferler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ferler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ferler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ferler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ferler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ferler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ferler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ferler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ferler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ferler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ferler
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Ferler – 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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