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Compound Tense - Temps composé - French Grammar + Pronunciation Glossary

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Definition: A French verb tense or mode with two parts: the conjugated auxiliary verb + the past participle.

Examples:

J'ai vu Luc.
I saw Luc.

Il était venu à Paris.
He had come to Paris.

Auras-tu mangé ?
Will you have eaten?

Misspellings: Temp compose, temps compose

Related lessons: Compound tenses - Verb timeline

Related terms: simple tense - auxiliary verb - past participle

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