passé composé

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Etymology

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Literally, compound past, because, unlike the imparfait and passé simple, which use endings and/or root flexion, it uses an auxiliary verb and the past participle.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /pa.se kɔ̃.po.ze/ ~ /pɑ.se kɔ̃.po.ze/
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Noun

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passé composé m (plural passés composés)

  1. a past tense in French grammar, to express a completed ('perfect') action

See also

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