Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bidouiller
Introduction to the verb bidouiller
The English translation of the French verb bidouiller is “to tinker” or “to fiddle with”. It is pronounced as “bee-doo-yay”.
Bidouiller comes from the colloquial expression “bidouille”, which means a small alteration or manipulation, often used in DIY or technical contexts. The addition of the -er ending turns it into a verb, meaning “to do small alterations or manipulations”.
In everyday French, bidouiller is used in the Passé Composé tense to talk about completed actions in the past. Here are three examples of its usage in this tense:
- J’ai bidouillé mon ordinateur pour le faire fonctionner plus rapidement. (I tinkered with my computer to make it run faster.)
- Il a bidouillé la machine à laver pour la réparer. (He fiddled with the washing machine to fix it.)
- Nous avons bidouillé la recette de cuisine pour la rendre plus savoureuse. (We tinkered with the recipe to make it more delicious.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of bidouiller
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai bidouillé | J’ai bidouillé le moteur. | I tinkered with the engine. |
tu | as bidouillé | Tu as bidouillé le code. | You messed with the code. |
il | a bidouillé | Il a bidouillé l’appareil. | He fiddled with the device. |
elle | a bidouillé | Elle a bidouillé les câbles. | She tinkered with the cables. |
on | a bidouillé | On a bidouillé le système. | We fiddled with the system. |
nous | avons bidouillé | Nous avons bidouillé la machine. | We tinkered with the machine. |
vous | avez bidouillé | Vous avez bidouillé l’ordinateur. | You messed with the computer. |
ils | ont bidouillé | Ils ont bidouillé le circuit. | They tinkered with the circuit. |
elles | ont bidouillé | Elles ont bidouillé les réglages. | They messed with the settings. |
Other Conjugations for Bidouiller.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb bidouiller
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bidouiller
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bidouiller
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bidouiller (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bidouiller
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bidouiller
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bidouiller
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bidouiller
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bidouiller
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bidouiller
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bidouiller
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bidouiller
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bidouiller
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bidouiller
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bidouiller
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bidouiller
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bidouiller
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Bidouiller – About the French Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense
Formation of the Passé Composé
Set the auxiliary verb with either
Conjugate the auxiliary verb
Add the past participle
Common everyday usage patterns
Narrating Past Events
Sequential Actions
Describing Completed Actions
Interactions with other tenses
Imperfect Tense
Conditional and Future Tenses
Summary
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