Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fermenter

ByMichael Burns

Introduction to the verb fermenter

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The English translation of the French verb fermenter is “to ferment.” It is pronounced as “fehr-mahn-tay” in its infinitive form.

The language origin of fermenter can be traced back to the Latin word “fermentum,” meaning “yeast.” In everyday French, fermenter is most commonly used in its past tense form, passé composé, to describe an action that has been completed in the past.

Examples of its usage in the passé composé tense are:

  1. J’ai fermenté du vin rouge hier soir. (I fermented red wine last night.)
  2. Nous avons laissé le pain fermenter pendant trois heures avant de le cuire. (We let the bread ferment for three hours before baking it.)
  3. Les fruits ont fermenté dans le bocal pendant une semaine avant d’être prêts à être mangés. (The fruits fermented in the jar for a week before being ready to eat.)

The English translations of these examples are:

  1. I fermented red wine last night.
  2. We let the bread ferment for three hours before baking it.
  3. The fruits fermented in the jar for a week before being ready to eat.

Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of fermenter

Pronoun Conjugation Short Example English Translation
je ai fermenté J’ai fermenté le vin. I fermented the wine.
tu as fermenté Tu as fermenté la bière. You fermented the beer.
il a fermenté Il a fermenté le lait. He fermented the milk.
elle a fermenté Elle a fermenté la sauce. She fermented the sauce.
on a fermenté On a fermenté le fromage. We fermented the cheese.
nous avons fermenté Nous avons fermenté des légumes. We fermented some vegetables.
vous avez fermenté Vous avez fermenté le pain. You fermented the bread.
ils ont fermenté Ils ont fermenté le thé. They fermented the tea.
elles ont fermenté Elles ont fermenté le kimchi. They fermented the kimchi.

Other Conjugations for Fermenter.

   
    Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb fermenter
   

    Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fermenter
   

    Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fermenter
   

    Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fermenter    (this article)

    Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fermenter
   

    Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fermenter
   

    Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fermenter
   

    Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fermenter

    Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fermenter

    Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fermenter

    Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fermenter
   

    Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fermenter

    Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fermenter
   

    Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fermenter
   

    Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fermenter

    L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fermenter

    L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fermenter

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Fermenter – About the French Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense

The French Passé Composé is a compound tense used to express actions or events that have been completed in the past. It is one of the most common past tenses in the French language and is typically used in everyday conversation to describe actions that occurred at a specific point in the past. The Passé Composé is constructed using an auxiliary verb (either “être” or “avoir”) and a past participle.

NOTE: To take a deep dive into all the French tenses then see our article on Mastering French Tense Conjugation.

Formation of the Passé Composé

Set the auxiliary verb with either

“être” – used with a select group of verbs (mostly intransitive verbs of motion, reflexive verbs, and some others) or
“avoir” – used with most other verbs. 

Conjugate the auxiliary verb

If using “être,” you must conjugate it in the present tense according to the subject of the sentence. 
Je suis, Tu es, Il est, Nous sommes, Vous êtes, Ils sont 
If using “avoir,” conjugate it according to the subject as well: 
J’ai, Tu as, Elle a, Nous avons, Vous avez, Ils ont.  

Add the past participle

For regular -er verbs, remove the -er ending and add -é (e.g., “parler” becomes “parlé”). 
For regular -ir verbs, remove the -ir ending and add -i (e.g., “finir” becomes “fini”). 
For regular -re verbs, remove the -re ending and add -u (e.g., “vendre” becomes “vendu”). 
For irregular verbs, you’ll need to learn the past participles individually, as they don’t follow a regular pattern.

Common everyday usage patterns

Narrating Past Events

The Passé Composé is used to talk about specific actions or events that took place in the past. For example: “Hier, j’ai mangé une pizza” (Yesterday, I ate a pizza). 

Sequential Actions

When describing a series of actions in the past, the Passé Composé is used. For example: “D’abord, je me suis réveillé, puis je suis allé travailler” (First, I woke up, then I went to work). 

Describing Completed Actions

It’s used to emphasize that an action has been completed, often with a specific time reference. For example: “Elle a terminé son travail à 18 heures” (She finished her work at 6 p.m.). 

Interactions with other tenses

Imperfect Tense

The Passé Composé is often used in conjunction with the imperfect tense when telling a story or describing past events. The Passé Composé is used for specific actions that occurred, while the imperfect is used for background information or ongoing actions. 
For example: “Il pleuvait quand j’ai sorti mon parapluie” (It was raining when I took out my umbrella).

Conditional and Future Tenses

The Passé Composé is used as a reference point in complex sentences to establish the sequence of events in relation to future or conditional actions. 
For example: “Quand il est arrivé, je lui ai donné ton message” (When he arrived, I gave him your message). 

Summary

The French Passé Composé is an essential tense for talking about completed actions in the past in everyday conversation. It’s important to master the choice of auxiliary verb and the past participle conjugation for various verbs to use it effectively.

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