Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conjuguer
Introduction to the verb conjuguer
The English translation of the French verb “conjuguer” is “to conjugate.” The infinitive form of “conjuguer” is pronounced as “kon-zhoo-gey.”
The verb “conjuguer” comes from the Latin word “conjugare,” which means “to join together.” In everyday French, “conjuguer” is most often used to refer to the action of inflecting verbs according to tense, mood, voice, and person.
In the Passé Simple (Simple Past) tense, which is mostly used in written French and literature, “conjuguer” is used to describe past events, actions, or states that are completed and occurred at a specific point in the past. Here are three simple examples of “conjuguer” in the Passé Simple tense, along with their English translations:
- Je conjuguai le verbe. (I conjugated the verb.)
- Tu conjugua ton premier verbe. (You conjugated your first verb.)
- Il/Elle/On conjugua les verbes irréguliers. (He/She/One conjugated the irregular verbs.)
Note: The Passé Simple tense is rarely used in spoken French, and the preferred tense for narrating past events in spoken language is the Passé Composé (Compound Past) tense.
Table of the Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of conjuguer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | conjuguai | Je conjuguai le verbe. | I conjugated the verb. |
Tu | conjuguas | Tu conjuguas rapidement. | You conjugated quickly. |
Il | conjugua | Il conjugua le verbe. | He conjugated the verb. |
Elle | conjugua | Elle conjugua le verbe. | She conjugated the verb. |
On | conjugua | On conjugua le verbe. | One conjugated the verb. |
Nous | conjuguâmes | Nous conjuguâmes le verbe. | We conjugated the verb. |
Vous | conjuguâtes | Vous conjuguâtes les verbes. | You conjugated the verbs. |
Ils | conjuguèrent | Ils conjuguèrent les verbes. | They conjugated the verbs. |
Elles | conjuguèrent | Elles conjuguèrent les verbes. | They (feminine) conjugated the verbs. |
Other Conjugations for Conjuguer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb conjuguer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conjuguer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conjuguer (You’re reading it right now!)
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conjuguer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conjuguer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conjuguer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conjuguer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conjuguer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conjuguer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conjuguer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conjuguer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conjuguer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conjuguer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conjuguer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conjuguer
Conditionnel Passé II (Conditional Past II) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conjuguer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conjuguer
L’impératif Passé (Imperative Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conjuguer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conjuguer
L’infinitif Passé (Infinitive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conjuguer
Le Participe Présent (Present Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conjuguer
Le Participe Passé (Past Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conjuguer
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Conjuguer – About the French Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense
Formation
Usage
Narration
Historical Context
Interactions with other tenses
Passé Composé
Imparfait
Conditional and Subjunctive
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