Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chatouiller
Introduction to the verb chatouiller
The English translation of the French verb chatouiller is “to tickle.” It is pronounced “sha-too-yay.”
The word chatouiller comes from the Old French word “chatie,” which means “to tease or provoke.” Over time, it evolved to mean “to tickle.” In everyday French, chatouiller is most often used in the passé composé tense, which is the equivalent of the present perfect tense in English.
Here are three examples of chatouiller in the passé composé tense with their English translations:
- J’ai chatouillé mon frère pour le faire rire. (I tickled my brother to make him laugh.)
- Elle a chatouillé son chat sous le menton. (She tickled her cat under the chin.)
- Nous avons été chatouillés par les plumes de l’oreiller. (We were tickled by the feathers of the pillow.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of chatouiller
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai chatouillé | J’ai chatouillé mon frère. | I tickled my brother. |
tu | as chatouillé | Tu as chatouillé ton ami. | You tickled your friend. |
il | a chatouillé | Il a chatouillé le chien. | He tickled the dog. |
elle | a chatouillé | Elle a chatouillé sa soeur. | She tickled her sister. |
on | a chatouillé | On a chatouillé le bébé. | We tickled the baby. |
nous | avons chatouillé | Nous avons chatouillé nos cousines. | We tickled our cousins. |
vous | avez chatouillé | Vous avez chatouillé vos enfants. | You tickled your children. |
ils | ont chatouillé | Ils ont chatouillé les enfants. | They tickled the children. |
elles | ont chatouillé | Elles ont chatouillé les chiens. | They tickled the dogs. |
Other Conjugations for Chatouiller.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb chatouiller
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chatouiller
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chatouiller
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chatouiller (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chatouiller
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chatouiller
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chatouiller
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chatouiller
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chatouiller
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chatouiller
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chatouiller
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chatouiller
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chatouiller
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chatouiller
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chatouiller
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chatouiller
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Chatouiller – 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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