marcher passé composé conjugation
Marcher (to walk) in the passé composé: ai marché, as marché, a marché, avons marché, avez marché, ont marché.
Passé composé Compound past
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ending regular · irr breaks the pattern · tap a form to hear it
When to use the passé composé
The passé composé is the everyday past tense for completed actions: “Hier, j’ai mangé au restaurant.” It is built from avoir or être in the present plus the past participle.
How it is formed
Present of avoir (or être for the “house of être” verbs and all reflexive verbs) + past participle. With être the participle agrees with the subject: elle est allée, ils sont allés.
Marcher is regular here, so it is a good model for other verbs of the same class.
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Marcher in a sentence
- Je marche tous les matins.I walk every morning.
- Nous avons marché pendant deux heures.We walked for two hours.
Regular -er verb; also means 'to work/function' for machines.
FAQ
What is the passé composé of marcher?
Marcher in the French passé composé: j' ai marché, tu as marché, il/elle/on a marché, nous avons marché, vous avez marché, ils/elles ont marché.
Is marcher irregular in the passé composé?
No. In the passé composé marcher takes the regular endings for its verb class, so ai marché follows the same pattern as any regular verb.
When do you use the French passé composé?
The passé composé is the everyday past tense for completed actions: “Hier, j’ai mangé au restaurant.” It is built from avoir or être in the present plus the past participle.
How is the passé composé formed?
Present of avoir (or être for the “house of être” verbs and all reflexive verbs) + past participle. With être the participle agrees with the subject: elle est allée, ils sont allés.
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