Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb connecter
Introduction to the verb connecter
The English translation of the French verb “connecter” is “to connect.” The infinitive form of “connecter” is pronounced as “koh-nek-tey.”
The word “connecter” is derived from the Latin word “connectere,” which means “to join together.” It entered the French language in the early 19th century and is commonly used in everyday French to refer to the action of linking or uniting things or people.
In the Passé Simple (Simple Past) tense, “connecter” is used to describe completed actions in the past. Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense, along with their English translations:
- J’connectai mon téléphone à l’ordinateur. (I connected my phone to the computer.)
- Tu connectas la télévision par câble. (You connected the television with a cable.)
- Il connecta les deux fils électriques. (He connected the two electrical wires.)
These examples demonstrate the use of “connecter” in the past tense, where the action of connecting is described as completed actions in the past.
Table of the Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of connecter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | connectai | J’ai connecté mon téléphone au wifi. | I connected my phone to the wifi. |
Tu | connectas | Tu connectas la télévision à l’ordinateur. | You connected the TV to the computer. |
Il | connecta | Il connecta la prise électrique. | He connected the electrical plug. |
Elle | connecta | Elle connecta les haut-parleurs. | She connected the speakers. |
On | connecta | On connecta la clé USB. | One connected the USB key. |
Nous | connectâmes | Nous connectâmes l’imprimante. | We connected the printer. |
Vous | connectâtes | Vous connectâtes le câble. | You connected the cable. |
Ils | connectèrent | Ils connectèrent l’appareil photo. | They connected the camera. |
Elles | connectèrent | Elles connectèrent le microphone. | They (feminine) connected the microphone. |
Other Conjugations for Connecter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb connecter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb connecter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb connecter (You’re reading it right now!)
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb connecter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb connecter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb connecter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb connecter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb connecter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb connecter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb connecter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb connecter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb connecter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb connecter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb connecter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb connecter
Conditionnel Passé II (Conditional Past II) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb connecter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb connecter
L’impératif Passé (Imperative Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb connecter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb connecter
L’infinitif Passé (Infinitive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb connecter
Le Participe Présent (Present Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb connecter
Le Participe Passé (Past Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb connecter
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Connecter – About the French Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense
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Interactions with other tenses
Passé Composé
Imparfait
Conditional and Subjunctive
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