porter passé composé conjugation
Porter (to wear/carry) in the passé composé: ai porté, as porté, a porté, avons porté, avez porté, ont porté.
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.
Porter is regular here, so it is a good model for other verbs of the same class.
Read more: Passé composé: avoir or être?
Porter in a sentence
- Elle porte une robe rouge.She is wearing a red dress.
- Il a porté les valises.He carried the suitcases.
Regular -er verb; means both 'to wear' and 'to carry' by context.
FAQ
What is the passé composé of porter?
Porter in the French passé composé: j' ai porté, tu as porté, il/elle/on a porté, nous avons porté, vous avez porté, ils/elles ont porté.
Is porter irregular in the passé composé?
No. In the passé composé porter takes the regular endings for its verb class, so ai porté 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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